Somerset Lifetimes 2020

The “Pinkies” immediately spring to mind! In the days before electronic supervision sheets, these were pink supervision sheets (fondly known as “pinkies”) that Bev would carefully organise in countless piles around the shelves in her room (how she did this on a Camp Week still beats me!) and put into pigeon holes each morning. I have memories of myself and other teachers hovering behind her - very politely of course – with tension and expectation, hoping we wouldn’t get one, while she very calmly and professionally placed them in each pigeon hole.

One Constant

Bev Gallus is an inspirational teacher. The rapport she had with students was genuine, nurturing, contagious and above all underpinned by the passion she had for great teaching and maximising student learning in her class. Bev Gallus may have been diminutive in size, but a giant in the class room. Her Chemistry knowledge so vast, and her patience with her students so broad. As a team member, her extensive experience over the years was invaluable and as an advocate for positive change she was always at the front-line, rising to new challenges. Bev’s legacy lives on through during her time at the College. Somerset College was blessed to have had Bev Gallus as an integral member of its community. the numerous Somerset Teachers that she taught

When I think of Bev, I visualise her steady gait, Kind demeanour, And her strength in the face of All sorts of adversity. I see commitment to a cause, To her love of Chemistry, And the scores of students Who flourished under her wing, And still do! I see the one constant in the face of unrelenting change, At least for a time, Bev, A teacher, Cut from a different tartan cloth, Steady, reliable, The engine room of the school, (In her time), Once encountered, never forgotten!

- Helen Moffat t Teacher

Bev was a wonderful colleague and the ultimate professional. It was a privilege to work with her. I don’t remember anyone ever disagreeing with Bev or speaking ill of her. Her quiet, calm and polite demeanour was her tower of strength.

- Christine Wylie Teacher

Tribute to Founding Teacher

- Michael Brohier Deputy Headmaster

-Andrew Wrigley Teacher

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