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October 13, 2023

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Week 6 – 13 October 2023 What a great week at YHS with many highlights to share! Open Evening Update Following the success of Open Evening for incoming Year 6 pupils, we have been welcoming visitors to the school for our Open Mornings this week.  Like many of our visitors, families have commented on the calm...
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Name: Matthew MacGregor Profession: Senior Account Manager Attended York High School: 1995 – 2000 Post-16 attended: York College University or college? N/A Favourite subject at school: PE, Music, Maths, English What I thought I wanted to do: I wanted to be a PE teacher.  What I ended up doing: I became a sales assistant at the...
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Name: Matthew Chapman Profession: Business Improvement District CEO Attended York High School: 1995 – 2000 Post-16 attended: York College University or college? N/A Favourite subject at school: Geography or PE What I thought I wanted to do: Really wasn’t sure but was encouraged to ‘get a trade behind me’  What I ended up doing: Apprentice bricklayer –...
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Name: Elle Thoroughgood Profession: Nurse Attended York High School: 2012 – 2016 Post-16 attended: York College University or college? University of Greenwich Favourite subject at school: Child development and science What I thought I wanted to do: Midwifery  What I ended up doing: Paediatric nursing (NICU) How I got here: Towards the end of my time...
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Name: Beckie Greig Profession: Dry cleaning mobile manager Attended York High School: 1998-2002 Post-16 attended: Princes Trust courses and E2E skill building University or college? N/A Favourite subject at school: History What I thought I wanted to do: Hairdressing  What I ended up doing: I’m now part of the area team for Timpson, working with Johnson’s dry cleaning. How I...
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Name: Aaron Ridsdel Profession: Hotel Manager Attended York High School: 2013-2018 Post-16 attended: York College – Travel and Tourism University or college? N/A Favourite subject at school: Resistant Materials What I thought I wanted to do: I wanted to manage hotels, or own my own hotel.  What I ended up doing: Managing hotels and running departments How I got...
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