The block houses the art and design and technology departments and was designed by Birmingham-based Associated Architects. The library, which was located on the site of the Randon Design Centre, was moved into an extension constructed on the main school building. Sports In April 2008, Isaac of Bath Rugby and the Samoa national rugby union team announced he was to retire and take up the head of rugby position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School. Head teachers Although founded in 1527, the first headmaster was not appointed until 1540, when a new foundation deed specified that the schoolmaster must be a layman. John Savage (1540–1546) Lawrence Nowell (1546–1549) John Heath (?–?) John Michael (?–?) John Savage (?–1639) William Hill (1639–1647) John Elley (1647–1659) William Chancy (1659–1687) William Sandars (1687–1724) Paul Lowe (1724–1764) William Webb (1764–1817) Charles Barker (1817–1842) James Eccleston (1842–1849) Josiah Wright (1849–1863) Albert Smith (1863–1902) Herbert Jerrard (1902–1926) Richard William Wright (1926–1929) Abel Sylvanus Jones (1929–1947) Geoffrey John Cross (1947–1965) Arthur John Johnson (1965–1974) James Philip Nelson (acting, 1974–1975) Reginald John Harvey (1975–1988) Marie Elaine Clarke (1989–2002) David John Iddon (2003–2012) Dominic Robson (2012–) Notable former pupils Scott Adkins, actor Richard Baker, CEO of Alliance Boots from 2004–2007 Prof Maurice Beresford, archaeologist and historian, Professor of Economic History from 1959 to 1985 at the University of Leeds Keith Bradley, politician and life peer Michael C. Brewer, conductor Bill Buckley, radio and TV presenter [BVGS 1970–1977] Robert Burton (1577–1640), author of The Anatomy of Melancholy Hamish Carter (born 1998), gymnast Stuart Cheshire, Engineer at Apple and pioneer of Zeroconf networking in the form of Bonjour [BVGS 1980–1986] Philip Cox, CEO since 2003 of International Power Graham Crabb, musician, Pop Will Eat Itself Cat Deeley, model and TV presenter John English, theatre director and founder of the Midlands Arts Centre Vernon Harrison, President of the Royal Photographic Society 1974–1976, and photography researcher Dan Hemingway, Leicester Tigers rugby player. Dan Hicks archaeologist and anthropologist Sir Julian King, European Commissioner for the Security Union since 2016 and Ambassador to Ireland 2009-2011 [BVGS 1975–1982] John Leese, journalist, editor of the Evening Standard 1986–1991 Ken Miles, Racing Car Driver, 2nd Place Le Mans 1966 John Mogg, Baron Mogg John Pritchett, golfer Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2006–2010, and Ambassador to France from 2012 [BVGS 1964–1971] Peter Robbins, rugby player, Coventry and England 1956–1962 Stephen Roberts, historian Cyril