25 November 2011 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Philip Brown, tedNEWS] Dr John Baildam, Deputy Principal, Newbold College, has been presented with The Paul Clark Award – a special award for 2011 Governor of the Year at nearby Garth Hill College. Charlotte Edwards MBE, English cricketer and current captain of the England women’s team presented Dr Baildam with his award. Charlotte was guest of honour at Garth Hill College’s Celebration of Success last Thursday evening, 24 November.
Dr Baildam’s citation acknowledged his proud community service record of over 17 years as a governor of Garth Hill College, including the last 12 of these years as the Chair of the school’s Governing Body. John’s tenure as chairman has coincided with a period of huge improvement for this local public school and his role in this has been highly significant. The citation also affirmed John for his “resolute commitment to education and his capacity to handle difficult situations with intelligence and sensitivity”. He was also acknowledged for his “boundless enthusiasm and ambition to see the school continue to improve and for managing governors’ meetings with an unswerving attention to detail and endless good humour.”
Dr John Baildam’s sustained community engagement has been a feature of his service to Newbold College since commencing as a Lecturer in 1982. Dr Baildam has served in a variety of posts at Newbold since that time, including Director, School of English; Director, Summer School Programmes; Director of Admissions & Records; and since 1997, Director of Academic Affairs.
At its most recent meeting in Montenegro earlier this month, the Newbold College Board of Governors voted to accept that the senior management position of Director of Academic Affairs be now known and referred to as Deputy Principal.
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Charlotte Edwards MBE presenting Dr John Baildam with The Paul Clark Award at Garth Hill College [tedNEWS]
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