Mr Ajai Theophilus

Before Sackville

I am a career teacher, having previously taught at 5 mixed comprehensive schools, a mixed boarding school and a Boys’ Grammar school. I enjoy new challenges and whilst it is always hard to start at a new school I have grown as a teacher as a result of experiencing the varied challenges and rewards at different schools. I feel that I have taught for thirty years, rather than for one year thirty times.

Why I enjoy my subject

Physics, along with Philosophy, asks the fundamental questions.

Why I enjoy Sackville?

The school is about the students and staff creating an ethos and sense of community that could only exist in such a small and friendly school.

My favourite Lesson?

After 30 years I realise that my ability to predict a great lesson is minimal. Preparing activities I consider interesting is not enough: Every lesson is different and a lesson’s subject material is almost immaterial. I only know that when a good lesson has happened there has been full engagement and lively interaction, invariably with an unexpected element of humour thrown in.

Other roles

Sixth form tutor.

Passions

I love to learn. Philosophy, both Eastern and Western, are areas I have studied. I learned transcendental meditation and yogic flying in my late 20s and value the benefits.

I believe that virtually all areas of study and knowledge have their value. I enjoy online quizzing, the strangest questions often leading me to further research.