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James Mills( 11-15) took a gap year after his A-levels and is now in his second year of a Law degree at the University of Manchester, which he started in September 2016.
Jasper Poon( 05-10) came back to school for a visit in May 2017, seven years after he left. The visit was kept as a surprise for Angie Woodcock, the Matron of Dolman House, where Jasper was a boarder. After a school tour and a catch up with a number of his old teachers, Jasper visited the boarding house again before treating Angie to lunch. After his A-levels at Pocklington, Jasper returned to Hong Kong for his university education. He now works as a social worker with asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong.
Charlotte Prescott( 05-12) successfully completed her ACCA professional accountancy exams in 2016. She then did a dissertation at Oxford Brookes University which, combined with her ACCA exams, formed the final component of a BSc( Hons) degree in Applied Accountancy from the University in which she was awarded a first. She recently moved from PriceWaterhouse to Lloyd Dowson, an accountancy firm in Bridlington. In December 2016 she got engaged to her partner, Harry Foreman, whilst they were on holiday in New Zealand.
Victoria Prest( 93-02) and sister, Rebecca Davidson( née Prest, 91-97) have been upholding the family tradition, initiated by their grandfather in the early 1960s, of stewarding at the Great Yorkshire Show. Rebecca stewards the carcass competition and Victoria the live classes. Although the Prest family continues the farming tradition in the local area, neither Victoria nor Rebecca is on-farm today. Victoria is a journalist at York Press and Rebecca is a registrar at A & E in Leicester.
George Rainforth( 10-14) gained a 2.1 in his Law degree from Bangor University. From September 2017 he is studying a law masters at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver after winning a full scholarship.
Harry Reynolds( 09-12) studied Biochemistry at the University of Lincoln. He spent the first two years honing his laborartory skills and also became a College Officer. He is spending his thrid year on an industry placement working at British Chlorophyll where he runs the laboratory and liaises with national and international firms. He also started his dissertation. He is due to finish his degree in 2018 and then plans to study for his Masters with the long-term plan of leaving academia with a PhD.
Stephanie Room( 96-07) was appointed Critical Care Outreach Sister in September 2016, working as a Nurse Practitioner for Intensive Care across the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Louis Smith( 99-10) went to Cordwainers at the London College of Fashion after his time at Pocklington. He then undertook a three-year apprenticeship with the shoemaker Roberto Ugolini in Florence, Italy, before returning to his home town of York to open his own business, Old Sole, making custom and bespoke shoes. Visit old-sole. com for more details.
Lucy Snowden( 06-13) graduated from Newcastle University with a first class honours in her English Language and Literature degree in July 2017. She started on the two-year Teach First programme in September 2017 and has been placed at Kingswood Academy in Hull for her training.
Lucy Soanes( 05-12) graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a first class honours in International Relations and Global Development. She is furthering her studies at Leeds University with a Masters degree in Ecological Economics from September 2017.
Lucy Stephenson( née Cawood, 97-06) has been running The Fiddle Drill tea room in Goodmanham near Market Weighton since June 2016. Based on the Yorkshire Wolds Way national trail, the tea room is a welcome resting point for walkers and cyclists and is growing in popularity, so much so that Lucie has extended her business hours to open five days a week, Wednesday to Sunday. Prior to starting the business, Lucie was marketing manager at Costcutter and prior to that product manager at Haribo.
Chris Sullivan( 01-08) completed a BA in Fine Art and a Master’ s in History of Art & Art World Practice. He is working as a Gallery Manager at a commercial art gallery and sculpture park, the New Art Centre, which is based near Salisbury in Wiltshire. In April 2017, Chris ran the London Marathon to raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He completed the race in 4 hours 50 minutes and raised over £ 2000 for the charity.
Zanna Van Dijk( 99-10), the personal trainer, fitness blogger and Instagram star, launched her first book in December 2016. Entitled Strong, the book reveals Zanna’ s no-fail formula for a powerful, lean physique and lasting health and happiness. It includes eighty exercises and forty recipes for achieving a fit, healthy and balanced body.
James Vincini( 95-02) currently lives in California. He is head of marketing for Rekorderlig Cider which he has spent the last 3 years launching in the US. Prior to that he lived in Sydney for 5 years working at various advertising / events agencies and he is pleased to say he managed to get his citizenship whilst there.
James Watkins( 98-09) passed his final APC assessment in 2016 to become a qualified Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. After Pocklington, James studied Real Estate Management at Oxford Brookes University and is now a surveyor at Savills in London.
Jonathan Webb( Former Staff, 03-12), former teacher at Pocklington School, has been appointed Headmaster of Ripon Grammar School from September 2017. During his time at Pocklington, Jonathan was Head of History and then Director of Teaching and Learning. He left Pocklington to become Deputy Headmaster( Academic) at Durham School. He has previously worked at The Manchester Grammar School and Giggleswick School.
Lewis Wilson( 14-16) is studying sports marketing at Leeds Beckett University. He is also a member of the Yorkshire Carnegie rugby squad and played for England under-19s against France a year after making his debut for England under-18s. He plays at flanker and last season was on loan to National League Two North team Wharfedale, making 14 appearances and scoring five tries for the team. He also returned to Carnegie to make his debut in the British and Irish Cup games against the Dragons Premiership Select. One of his targets for this season is inclusion as an England Under-20.
Daniel Wright( 97-04) studied History at Southampton University then moved to London to do a law conversion course. Since qualifying, he has worked in several legal roles, latterly working as a County Court Advocate at Lyons Davidson Solicitors in their London office. In February 2017 he joined the Home Office Immigration and Asylum team as a Legal Advisor. have we got your email?
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