Obituary: Giles Dickins
Staff in the Department of Education are saddened to learn of the recent passing of their former colleague, Giles Dickins, who died in December as a result of complications following an operation.
Giles Dickins
Giles was a part-time PGCE Mathematics Tutor at Sussex in the 1990s, splitting his time between the University and Beacon Community College.
He left Beacon in 2003 to focus on preparing trainee teachers to teach mathematics through Sussex PGCE courses, a role he was immensely proud of. He contributed to both the secondary PGCE, the new 7-14 PGCE, Education Minor and to the development of the BA in Mathematics Education Studies.
Giles became a Lecturer in Education from 2005 until his retirement in 2008.
Giles was a brilliant and compassionate mathematician, the bedrock of the teaching team and a great, collaborative colleague. He had a huge commitment to his work and always went the extra mile with students, who loved him. He was unfailingly generous, courteous and unassuming, with a strong value base to all he did.
Giles was very much enjoying his retirement prior to his operation, undertaking tasks such as building and repairing stiles in the Lewes area where he lived (for those walking on the Downs).
Intelligence, integrity, courtesy, diligence, graciousness, gentleness and humility are all words that describe Giles. Teachers across the profession have benefited from his wisdom, encouragement and passion for teaching. For all of this, he will not be forgotten.
All within Initial Teacher Education at the University of Sussex pass their sincere and heartfelt condolences to Giles’s family.