Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyYear 8s, are you thinking about your option choices and looking for something new? You can choose to study a subject you haven't studied before, such as Creative Media. Find out more here https://t.co/Zczq25jKR52 days ago
Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyWe're really looking forward to welcoming all students back to school on 8 March! Please take a look at Mr Eastaugh's message for a few things you'll need to know before then https://t.co/qVdRgrNJhm3 days ago
Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyTo find out more about all of the subjects available to our students from Year 9 onwards, take a look at our subject videos - they're split into Core, Open and EBacc. Have a browse and get in touch if you have any questions https://t.co/A8BV0RW4py3 days ago
Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyWe're looking forward to seeing our Year 8 students and their parents/carers at our Virtual Parents' Evening later today. We'll be looking at everything related to the options process. There's loads of info on our website and in our Options Brochure https://t.co/HgxLirRYkZ4 days ago
After Canon Lee I went to York College to study Uniformed Public Services, in which I got a distinction* but after David Cameron came into power as the new prime minister, he stated that they weren’t taking anyone on in the public sector for four years, so that shattered my dreams of becoming a police officer.
So I pursued my plan B which actually turned out to be the best decision I have ever made. I applied for a job as an apprentice joiner/carpenter at a York based firm called Peter Thompson. I completed a three-year apprenticeship as well as attending college once a week. After that I continued to work for the company for a further three years to gain more experience and knowledge. After that, I did some research into moving to Australia to better myself and that is what I did! I emailed a company called Topknot who sponsored me within a matter of days. I moved to Australia in August 2018 and have been working for this company as a carpenter/joiner. During this time I have managed to progress my skills and be appointed as site manager and I am learning new things every day. Also within this year I have managed to move into a penthouse flat and get engaged to my fiancée in a hot air balloon, life literally couldn’t be better and as much as I hoped to become a policeman in my earlier days I am very glad how life has turned out.
My best advice that I could give to the students at Vale of York is study hard and not because the teachers tell you to, but because when you achieve high grades it doesn’t help anyone but yourself. When you go to college you need a certain amount of grades to enable you to do the courses you want to progress in life, and without those grades you won’t be able to do the courses you have your heart set on. I was very lucky in getting the grades I needed to gain entry into the courses that I wanted to study, but some people on my course weren’t so lucky. They had to retake English and Maths at GCSE to get a grade c or above. This is not something you want to do as you’re not concentrating solely on the course you have taken and may have an impact on your overall performance.
National Offer Day for secondary school places is tomorrow. We can’t wait to welcome the new cohort of Vale of York students to our wonderful school!! pic.twitter.com/k0Io…
Year 8s, are you thinking about your option choices? You can choose to study a subject you haven't studied before, such as Design Engineering. Find out more here buff.ly/37Dfwvk
Year 8s, are you thinking about your option choices? You can choose to study a subject you haven't studied before, such as Business Studies. Find out more here buff.ly/2MfpThp
Year 8s, are you thinking about your option choices and looking for something new? You can choose to study a subject you haven't studied before, such as Creative Media. Find out more here buff.ly/3pM7iYf
Year 8s, are you thinking about your option choices? You can choose to study a subject you haven't studied before, such as Psychology. Find out more here buff.ly/2ZGMUwV
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