By Nikita Chandekar and Olivia Young, Year 12 Collegians Captains
As we head into the final leg of our schooling journey, many of us are excited to see what the future holds. However, at this time, when university applications and gap year planning are consuming our everyday thoughts, the prospect of leaving this safe-haven of Radford has become somewhat nerve-wracking. That’s why, when our year group got the opportunity to hear from a panel of people who have been through it all before, we were excited!
The Year 12 cohort had the incredible opportunity of hearing from a panel of Radford Collegians at the Life After Radford event. The five panellists, graduates of the classes of 1999 to 2015, were Lauren Rowell (Police Detective), Tom Hertel (Founder & Managing Director at Capital Brewing Co), Sally Bradford-Jones (C9linical Psychologist), Will Green (Derivatives Trader) and Bella Rogers (Carpenter). Throughout the session, students engaged in conversation with the Collegians, asking them a range of questions from what House they were in, to what life advice they have for us now. It was thoroughly enjoyable to learn about what life is like outside of Radford. It was also reassuring to know that, actually, there is a plethora of pathways available to us in the future. For example, one of speakers mentioned that she had planned a one-year gap year, which ended up being a two-year gap year. She then tried a few degrees and careers before finding one that she loves.
The prospect of uncovering what we love in the future is exciting, and we are thankful to have had these conversations with these great Collegians. On behalf of the Year 12s, we would like to thank our five panellists for giving up their time to share their journey post-Radford.
