Barbara Lancey
Barbara Lancey joined King's in 1998 as PA
to the Bursar. She once took a short break
of 10 months to become a 'lady of leisure,'
but soon realised that that wasn't for her.
She came back to King's to become the
school Admissions Registrar, and held this
position until her retirement in July 2014.
She was often the first contact of new
arrivals at King's, so it is not surprising
that she has said 'The highlight of my role
is meeting pupils when they join in Third
Form and watching them grow into very
confident, lovely young adults. I will miss
the interaction between them, and the
casual chats.'
Staff and pupils saw another side of
Barbara when she took part in the Staff
Concerts, and revealed a delightful singing
voice. She was also part of the choir for
the choral evensongs that take place each
term.
As she has eight grandchildren, she is
looking forward to spending more time
with them in retirement, and also to enjoy
her twin pastimes of gardening and, of
course, singing.
Tim Haynes
Tim Haynes arrived at King's in
September 2005 to take up the post of
maths teacher. Before this, he had been
a solicitor, which could explain why he
gave the impression of being constantly
de-mob happy.
His affection and infectious enthusiasm
for his subject were inspirational to
his pupils, and his irreverent attitude
kept them on their toes. A brilliant
communicator with young people, it was
a natural progression for him to become
Housemaster of Woodard in 2008,
supported by his wife, Naomi.
As a Housemaster, Tim was a huge
force of energy, who always had time
for any member of the House - even if
it was just bonding with the boys while
honing his gaming skills. Dr David
Snell, his deputy in Woodard, speaks
of the first insight he gained into how
Tim was regarded by the boys; it came
at the Christmas House celebrations
in 2009. During the traditional satirical
review, members of staff were portrayed
invariably as bumbling buffoons - but
not Mr Haynes. He was always the cool
teacher who presided over proceedings.
It was perfectly clear how the boys in the
House viewed their Housemaster: they
idolised him.
By the time he left, Tim had taken
countless trips to the cinema,
accumulating thousands of Odeon points
- allegedly the highest number in the
country. He had taken scores of trips to
Bristol, and to the beach. However, his
favourite House trip was to the Raj Poot
- a local curry house. It is estimated
that he visited over 130 times, and the
trips are now an immovable Woodard
tradition.
David Snell says, 'The entire Woodard
team express their great sadness at
losing Tim and his family, and we all
count ourselves lucky and privileged to
have known him and worked alongside
him. It is Aiglon's gain and Woodard's
loss.'
Tim and Naomi, with their children
Jonnie and Alice, have moved to be
joint Houseparents at Aiglon College in
Switzerland.
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