b'THE ELLESMERIAN13The Common Room Presidents ReportIn September we welcomed a number of new colleagues to Ellesmere.It is particularly heartening to mention the very positive work of Charlotte Dilks joined us as the Head of Girls Games and teacher ofmembers of the Common Room during the Coronavirus pandemic. PE, and Rachel Murray as the Arts Centre Manager. There was just oneLed by our Design Technology staff, with the assistance of a number of new family member to report this year: Jessica and Paul Evansother members of the Collegeand with the help of funding from Old welcomed their second child, Ollie Jackson.Ellesmerians and othersthe team was able to produce over 10,000 protective masks for front line workers as far away as Lincolnshire as As usual, over the year we sadly said goodbye to a number of ourwell as in our local area. colleagues as they retired and moved on. Lynne Stewart-Harris retired from her post as teacher of Business Studies; Amanda Williams stood inDr Ian Tompkins for Lynne for the rest of the year. Hamish Luckaswho has worn manyCommon Room President hats in his short time here, beginning as a sports intern, teaching a number of subjects, tutoring in Lower School, and also successfully completing his teaching qualificationleft to take up a post in the Isle of Man. Rachel Murray, the Arts Centre Manager, moved back to work in Scotland. Jo Manion, the Head of Support for Learning, also retired, as did Vivian Howle, teacher in Support for Learning. Cathy Allen, teacher and former Head of EAL, retired, leaving behind her a lasting legacy of increased awareness of environmental concerns and issues across the school community, while her support for Monduli in Tanzania has been tireless and inspiring. We wish our departing colleagues well in all the new challenges and opportunities that now await them.'