Saltash Community School
Former Students and Employers Offer Support
Our year 9 students have been choosing their GCSE
options and in order to help them we were really fortunate to have a number of different employers and former students in to share their experiences of their option choices and the journeys they have taken to get them to where they are today. We wanted the students to see the relevance of their school subjects and the skills that they will gain from them and how they have the chance to influence their futures by these choices. This is a big decision for them and gaining as much information, guidance and support as possible means that they are more likely to make the right choices based on their skills,
positive,
interests and qualities.
impeccably well throughout and hopefully they
The employers and former students gave up their
gained some valuable information to help them with
time to join us and as always our students were
decisions that they make.
engaged
and
conducted
themselves
Saltash Community School Ski Austria 2020
The group stayed in the picturesque village of Flirsch, taking the short trip to St Anton every morning, before splitting into four groups, each accompanied by a member of Saltash staff and instructor, spending the day skiing in Austria’s largest interlinked ski area. Mr Budd, Ms Rogers, Mrs Sanders, Mr Howells and Mrs Venner accompanied the students and were all very proud to be associated with the students from Saltash who conducted themselves impeccably
The months of waiting was certainly worth it, as 39
throughout the trip. The positive comments received
students and 5 staff with a range of skiing abilities
from the hotel owners, resort rep and ski instructors
took to the snowy slopes of Austria in the stunning
all emphasised just how great our students are.
resort of St Anton.
PE Teacher and Ski trip leader Mr Budd was delighted
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