Memorandum from Lynne Sutton
1. I am a teacher of 23 years' experience,
19 of those years working for SCE . . . 11 in St George's School,
Hong Kong and almost nine in St John's School in Cyprus. I have
also taught in four other secondary schools in the UK and Jersey.
2. However, I am writing as a parent of
children who have attended SCE schoolsfor 16 years, as well as
experiencing schools in the UK and Jersey.
3. Basically, I would like to say that the
amount of resources available, experiences afforded, the opportunities
provided and the level of commitment from the staff in SCE schools
far exceeds that in evidence at the other schools in my experience.
4. It is particularly important to note
that the level of pastoral care given to SCE children is far greater
than that in evidence (again, in my experience) in the UK.
5. I shall soon be moving to another SCE
school, this time in Germany and have no hesitation whatsoever
in sending my children to this school.
6. Together with my children I feel that
it is a privilege to have been associated with Service Children's
Education.
7. Please take the time to visit the schools'
web sites and read the guest book comments of students who attended
both St George's and St John's. You will find that although some
of those students thought that they were having a "rough
ride" at the time, upon reflection (and transfer back to
the UK!) they were, in fact, the best days of their school life!
8. I wish that I'd had the opportunity to
attend a Service Children's school as a child!!
8 April 2006
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