Sophie Taylor

Currently, I am a final year medical student with Keele University. All being well, next year when I am 23, I will graduate and go on to be a doctor in the NHS. I am hoping to continue my training and become a paediatrician. I have already achieved many things such as running national paediatric conferences, having blogs published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and getting a case report published in Midlands Medicine.  I am very excited about what the future holds, having wanted to be a Dr from when I was 6 years old.

I have done many exciting things since I left sixth form, including, visiting Africa with a charitable organisation, where we climbed Kilimanjaro. I did some hospital volunteering around Vietnam where I got to deliver a baby! I have also had an active roll in leading university societies and teaching other medical students. I have been employed by NCS as a team leader, by the NHS as a part time as a medical assistant where I take bloods from patients. I will also be working as a COVID-19 vaccinator this Summer.

Outside of my academic and clinical studies I enjoy singing, baking, photography and running. I also have a fabulous bunch of friends and a boyfriend who I enjoy travelling with.

Swanwick Hall Sixth form allowed me to get the A-levels results I needed to study medicine, with fantastic support from all my tutors. I am also still in contact with many of my friends from Sixth Form and see them as much as I am able.

If you work hard and enjoy what you do then the sky is your limit. Swanwick Hall Sixth form is a great place to start.

William Jones

Sixth form was a brilliant time. Really enjoyed it and if I could go back and do it again (especially Y13), I would. I always felt supported there and I learnt a lot about working independently. I vastly improved my problem solving skills and mental resilience there too but I’d say that’s less specific to sixth form in general, and more specific to the subjects I studied (Maths & Physics).

I enjoyed the problem solving aspects of these subjects (especially with regards to the Mechanics modules in both of them), I thought my best bet would be to study mechanical engineering which blends the two nicely. I knew that pure maths or pure physics would be too heavy on the theoretical side for my liking and hence why engineering made sense to me.

I went to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nottingham. Completed a year long placement at Jaguar Land Rover and went back to complete my masters (5 year sandwich course). Graduated with a First-Class Hons MEng. Thoroughly enjoyed it all.

I’m currently back at Jaguar Land Rover on a graduate scheme which was offered to me after I completed my placement. I’m currently within manufacturing programme management on some of our new electric vehicles that will be coming out in the next couple years.

Shannon Smiles

I left Swanwick Hall Sixth Form in 2014 after studying English Literature, Health & Social Care and Psychology at A-Level. This allowed me to go and study a BSC in Speech Sciences at Marjon University in Plymouth. My dream has always been to become a speech and language therapist and studying at Swanwick Hall Sixth Form allowed to start the journey to achieving this dream. Once I graduated from Marjon I started working in supported living with adults with Autism and learning disabilities. This allowed me to gain further experience working with individuals with speech, language and swallowing problems. In 2019 I started a Master’s in speech and language therapy at Newcastle University. Due to the ongoing pandemic, I was unable to finish this and instead have just started working as a therapy assistant on an inpatient ward for adolescents who have mental health problems.

Outside of work I enjoy reading and needlework and I’m hoping to go travelling through Greece. I also enjoy socialising with my friend and family and spending time with my pets.

Swanwick Hall Sixth Form allowed me to get the necessary A-Levels to go to university and be accepted onto a Master’s degree. I really enjoyed my time at Swanwick Hall and am still in contact with my friends and even some of my teachers from my time there.  Swanwick Hall Sixth Form is great place for you to start on your journey to achieving your dreams.