2004
Construction of new music school begins.
School Choir Singing ‘How Shall I Sing That Majesty’ to the tune ‘Coe Fen’ by Ken Naylor:
Africa expedition. Rugby Tour to South Africa.
Mr M Slater appointed Headmaster. Educated at Wellington College Mark took his degree at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and his PGCE at King’s College, London. After his first teaching post at Lord Wandsworth College he returned to Wellington to be a Head of Department and Housemaster. He joined The Leys in September 2004 having previously been Headmaster at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, for eight years. During his nine year tenure at The Leys the School grew in numbers, saw significant improvement in academic results, underwent numerous refurbishments of buildings and boarding houses, and constructed the ambitious Great Hall theatre with its new science laboratories.
