EDUCATION
Educating Yorkshire’s ‘Mushy’ and ex-footballer Kevin Davies Inspire Shaftesbury Students Week beginning 24th May saw Shaftesbury school Year 11 and 13 students off their usual timetable for a final week of school filled with enrichment activities.
Year 11 experienced life as a 6th former, gaining taster sessions of their chosen A-Level or BTEC subjects and year 13 gained knowledge of how to budget and cook for themselves when at university. In addition to these, students experienced a range of activities from learning first aid to making balloon models.
On Tuesday 25th May Shaftesbury School welcomed Musharaf Asghar from the TV show Educating Yorkshire. Musharaf gave an inspiring speech to students about overcoming adversity. Students were hooked on his every word, with many tearful eyes as Musharaf reminisced about his school experiences and gave advice on how to overcome your
fears and anxieties and have faith in yourself. Musharaf was given a tour of the school’s boarding house and spoke highly of his time at Shaftesbury.
On Wednesday Shaftesbury had the privilege to welcome Kevin Davies an exfootballer and local resident. Kevin had over 400 Premier League appearances, played for England U18 and U21 and now holds a Master of Sport Directorship (MSD). He drew on his experiences to speak with honesty and frankness to Year
13 students, telling them that to have a successful and fulfilling life you had to look at the 3 D’s; Desire, Dedication, and Determination.
He also mentioned how important it is to surround yourself with kind people and people who will support you. In addition to Kevin, local businessman Lionel Boyle discussed his early career as an entrepreneur and his later career change. He gave advice to ther Yr13s on being comfortable with the uncertainty of the future.
Celebration Day
On Thursday the sun was shining for student’s final day of school and a final sports day ‘with a twist’. Students took part in some old fashioned fun with egg & spoon race, sack race, relay and tug of war, followed by an afternoon with giant inflatables and a burger and ice cream van to fuel the fun!
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