I attended Friesland sixth form 2016-2018 and feel that my time at Friedland prepared me not just for university but for the world of work too.
Whilst at Friesland I was supported greatly in my pursuit of attending university and I graduated in 2021 from the University of Leeds with a BA in English literature and language. I believe my success at university was thanks to the support and guidance I found at sixth form to prepare me for independent learning. What I took from Friedland is that hard work and persistence will pay off. I learnt how to structure my opinion and use my voice in a valuable way and was always pushed to do better, something that I now look back on and value.
I now work in local policing and politics as the research intern for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire. In my role I work with a range of agencies from the Home Office, bidding for grants to improve the local area, to victims support and services, aiding commissioned services to provide for victims. In February of this year, I began working with victims of violence against women and girls, helping to create a co-commissioned strategy for tackling VAWG across Derbyshire.
I would also like to note that I was an external student who was welcomed into the school by the teachers and students with open arms. I am lucky enough to have made great friends who, following Friesland, are all achieving great things in their chosen fields of law, teaching and quantity surveying.
