Somerset Lifetimes 2020

BEV BIDS FAREWELL Teacher TRIBUTE TO FOUNDING teacher to Head of House - Laver to Senior Mistress to Deputy Head and finally, completing the full circle, Chemistry teacher. The staff are supportive and friendly and the students, in the main, are delightful to teach. My rewards have been many but the biggest reward is when a past student thanks me for the influence I had on their lives.

Retirement has not been as different as I expected it to be, thanks to Covid-19. As I live with my daughter I was homeschooling my grandson who is 12 and my granddaughter who is nearly 15. When that is finished for the day I garden, do crosswords and other brain games or knit trauma teddies for Red Cross and blanket squares for other charities. Now homeschooling is finished, I do miss it. I think it will be some time before my retirement will include going back to the gym and enjoying outings with other past Somerset staff. Joining a choir and a Mahjong group are also on my bucket list. Bev Gallus Former Founding Teacher of Somerset College

Why did I stay at Somerset College for 37 years? The answer is simple. I have been blessed to have a job that I was happy to come to every day and the good health to allow me to do it. My job changed continually from Maths

Tribute to Founding Teacher

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Bev Galls with alumni at the 2018 Alumni Renunion Weekend