Beyond Sixth Form

Mark Parsons

Mark left St Margaret’s Sixth Form in 1999, having studied Business and Information Technology. He went on to Liverpool Hope University to study Business & Information Technology. Mark is now happily married and is a Drug Abuse Support Worker for the YMCA in Liverpool City Centre.

Sebastian Haines

Sebastian left St Margaret’s Sixth Form in 2001 and began his Honours degree in Physics at the University of Leeds. He graduated with a 1st in a Master of Physics in 2005. He is currently doing a PhD at the University of Cambridge.

Lisa Williams

Lisa is curently working for the Liverpool Schools Sports Partnership, teaching Dance; she left Sixth Form to study P.E. with QTS at LJMU in 1998. Her husband Graham, who she met in the Sixth Form took a B.A in Multimedia at LJMU and now lectures at St. Helens College.

Gap Year Students

Paul Myers and Will Thompson are now at Liverpool University, reading Medicine and Law respectively. Both took a year off before their studies. They both raised three thousand pounds to fund their Operation Raleigh Expedition to Costa Rica where they helped build a village school.

Recent Leavers

Terrance Ayebale is reading Engineering at Oxford. Terrance joined St Margaret’s from Shorefields School; he attended a Headstart Summer School at Oxford in July 2005 which confirmed his choice of Engineering and enhanced his chance of a place at Oxford.

Peter Turner is currently studying History and Politics at Bangor University, North Wales. He received the James Brophy History Prize from Mrs Mildred Brophy as “school Historian of the year”.

A final word from some of our former students

Philip Noble:
"On leaving St Margaret’s I began a degree course in Documentary Photography. I am now North-West Staff Photographer for the Press Association’s National Press Agency. I cover news and sporting events all over the world. My time in the Sixth Form was one of the happiest in my life. I appreciated the warm and friendly approach and the emphasis on producing well-rounded individuals, equipped for life in the real world."

Billy Edwards:
“I left St Margaret’s Sixth Form in 2003 and went on to study Law at the University of Central Lancashire. Though challenging, the Sixth Form provided me with a vital bridge between school and university, which I can now appreciate as being instrumental in my development – particularly with regards to independent study, which features so prominently in university life. Having served as Vice Chair of the Sixth Form committee, I was fortunate enough to work alongside a dedicated staff team, which aimed to empower and develop students both personally and academically; but above all, my memories will always be dominated by the Sixth Form’s unique atmosphere and the lasting friendships I forged there.”

Dr Carl Gavin:
“I left St Margaret’s in 1986 to read Computer Studies at Liverpool and continued my studies achieving a PhD. I now run my own software company, Lateral Visions based in Wavertree Technology Park. I am also Chairman of the Essemmay Association of former students and a School Governor. I firmly believe in the value of St Margaret’s education and regard myself very fortunate to have been part of a Sixth Form which allowed me to develop both the academic and personal skills which have underpinned my opportunities in later life.”

Jonathan Dawson:
“On leaving the Sixth Form in 1986, I took a vocational course at Huddersfield Poly gaining an HND in Hotel Catering and Institutional Management and an award as the country’s top Food and Beverage student from The British Restaurateurs Association. After various roles in the hotel industry, I became a General Manager at the age of 27 and have managed some of the top rated hotels in the UK. My current role is GM of the Edinburgh Scotsman Hotel, one of the top 100 hotels in the UK. I shall always be grateful for the time I spent in the Sixth Form at St Margaret’s; the experience gave me a great deal of confidence. We were listened to and were able to play a part in the running of our Sixth Form, which, for me, was an invaluable experience for my future.”

Philip Catt and Holly Myers both left St Margaret’s in 2004. They were married in August 2007. They met in the Sixth Form and both studied at Lancaster University. Phil read Mechanical Engineering and Holly, Psychology. Both were degrees. They are currently back in Liverpool, taking a year out before they return to Lancaster where Phil will read for a Masters degree in Engineering and Holly will take a PGCE and prepare for a career in teaching.