Congratulations to our High Achievers!
The PBCC have always believed that hard work brings success at school and in postgraduate studies, so we wanted to take the opportunity to recognise the outstanding results of some of our students in recent months.
Focus Schools (the trust set up to run the schools that PBCC students attend) has had a long history of excellent results and above average reports from the Schools Inspection Service, and this is reflected in the attitude of the students to learning. Below is an extract from some inspiring comments made by one of the students, Rohanna Birch, who achieved 10 A*’s and 2 A’s in her GCSE’s.
‘I think the key to success and achieving good grades is based on an individual desire together with an atmosphere of wanting to learn and do your best possible. This is actively promoted by our teachers, trustees, parents and peers.
In year 9, our maths teacher gave us all a target and a dream target – this inspired me to do the same for the rest of my subjects. I set out to achieve my dream target in everything I was studying. It meant hard work, getting up early in the morning, committing myself to work before school, at school and after school. And with the help and support of all those around me, particularly the teachers, it meant I was able to reach my personal goal of getting all A grades or above, completing my GCSE’s with 10 A*s and 2 A’s.
Above all, I think as students, we need to be willing to study hard, not only in lessons, but also at home to give ourselves the best possible chance to succeed in our school career. Remember… we only have ONE chance to learn all we can at school – make the most of it! If it’s the only thing you do during your school life, stretch yourself to become a high achiever. Although it may seem difficult at the time, it will be well worthwhile in the future…’
Other high achievers in GCSE’s this year were;
Constance Harris – 10 A* grades.
Hayley Smith – 6A* grades, 5 A’s and 1B.
Kylie Deayton – 4A*’s and 5 A’s.
Josiah Fleet – 6A*’s and 4 A’s.
Nathan Bricknell – 6A*’s and 4 A’s,
Scott O’Prey – 4A*s, 4 A’s and 2 B’s.
This is fantastic and may you all continue on to excel in your A-levels!
Students then go on to complete years 12 and 13 culminating in A-levels and this year there have been some incredible results:
Victoria Atmore – 5A* grades, 1A and 1B
Daniel Hughes – 1A* and 4A’s plus a distinction in Grade 8 on the saxophone!
Murray Gates – 1A* and 4A’s and a B.
Rory Carron – 2A’s and 2B’s.
One student decided to take A-level maths early (Clayton Southall – year 10) and got an A!
We’d like to give the above a hearty round of applause – you’re an inspiration to those still at school to follow your example, and to many of us in middle age who wish we’d tried harder!
And when the students finish school – this is not the end of their learning. They are encouraged to take up Postgraduate Studies so that they can earn while they learn, and go on to gain degree equivalent qualifications. One such example is Tina Joynt from Ireland, who came seventh in the world and first in the country at a professional level Accountancy examination! Congratulations Tina – we wish you all the best in your ongoing studies!
We encourage all viewers of this article to blog in your congratulations to these students – they deserve every one!
We would like to thank everyone for their blogs. We want to make it very clear that though these individuals have done incredibly well, this is, as others have said not only about grades. There are many pupils in our schools around the world who have worked extremely hard and excelled to prove they can learn how to learn and do the very best they can.
We have only named persons on this blog to show how through that sheer dedication we can achieve outstanding results. We can say that if you are looking at this, and have put your all into your work but not achieved this level of grade, do not be discouraged, you are still a high achiever. Being an achiever is about being able to set yourself to achieve something and hitting your goal, being a finisher!
Everyone is very aware that we all have different abilities as someone has referred to, these are God given, but to achieve any grade beyond what you thought was possible, is an excellent achievement. So for all of you who have done this, but haven’t been mentioned on this blog, we would like to say WELL DONE!! your work ethic and achievements will NOT have gone unnoticed.
Well done everyone with your A levels – I missed the opportunity of doing those…having achived 7 A*s & 3 A’s at GCSE it was a bit of a let down, so I say MAKE THE MOST OF IT! 🙂
congrats to the kids worldwide! not jus the ones mentioned above who probably have brains coming out of their ears. Every child who does their best at school is a winner!! not only those who get the best marks.
Hey just a small note for Eric the Cleric….
Betcha those kids listed above probably do have their fair share of brains but education is nothing to do with the amount of intelligence you’ve got, its the amount of hard work you put in. There’s nothing that anybody can’t achieve if they’re willing to stick at it and work HARD for it!!!!
Go for it everyone and also good luck to all those aussie yr 12 kids starting their final exams today!!!!!!!
…your 130 days are over at last… I bet it seemed quick! Good luck all and God be with you
Actually Boofus there are some things you can’t possibly achieve no matter how hard you work. Many high achievers have a hard time accepting this, but it’s a fact, and it’s those poor souls that fall prey to obsessive disorders or other illnesses. Yes, it’s important that everyone should work hard and do their best to fulfill their potential, and it’s right that hard work should be recognised and congratulated. But please, keep it all in perspective, otherwise we’re going to have a generation of kids with mental problems that take years to heal.
Lets make this geography issue clear.
The Liverpool School includes the brains from Crewe, Chester and Liverpool and the last three years A level Dux winners have been Keren Wells Crewe, Kirston Simpson Chester and Vicky Atmore Liverpool.
3 Cheers for the Old Liverpools School students!!!!!!!!!
and 3 Cheers for Peter Devenish for his dedicated long loyal service to the students at the Liverpool School.
And no they did not steal the answer sheets they just worked with with sheer determination, focus and purpose!!!!
3 Fantastic Young Ladies – Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the best for the future!!!
You need to read the bit below about the Liverpool School for this to make any sense i think it must have been put in the wrong place on the blog!
yeah good on ya liverpool
Well Done Tina Joynt! If these are the AAT exams , I know they are difficult as my daughter did them. But she know that with these qualifications she could go onto achieved full Chartered Accountancy with one of the big four accounting firms. This is what my daughter is doing and I wish her well in persuing this, if she wants to.
I went to a grammar school, passed all my exams and then couldn’t wait to leave! How stupid I was!! I wish with all my heart I had submitted to much more training in those years, and I’d be a lot further on than I am now.
You are so fortunate young ones – I’m all admiration for the way things are done these days. And for those who excel in other areas – such as music or practical subjects – aspire to be a high achiever in whatever you do, and you will be richly blessed.
I am with you in that Granny. I was exactly the same. Couldnt wait to get out of school & now i REGRET all those wasted hours.
My message to all those students out there – GIVE IT YOUR ALL. MAKE EVERY MINUTE WORTHWHILE, FOR YOU CANNOT REPLACE TIME ONCE IT’S PASSED.
Oh my days
Hey! All these comments on here about those who didn’t quite make the A*-grade… we’re not out to discourage! Anybody who’s been to school knows that everyone excels in something – be it academic results, sporting ability, musicality, cooking, the confidence to speak or perform in public, etc… The PBCC have winners in every area; this just happens to be the ‘academic’ page. Can we see some of the results that have been achieved in other sectors too, please??
i was thinking that. they told us that high achieving isn’t all about getting the best grades.
…look forward to seeing some other names here then… how about putting the people from the last couple of years on here, so we can congratulate them too… (and for those of us that never knew who was the dux of their school, we can find out…!!)
Well done! All outstanding -keep it up young ones 😉
go for it natt natt
give it beans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well Done to everyone and a special cheer for Vicky and Kylie!!
WELL DONE VICKY.
YOUR RESULTS WERE PHENOMENAL!
A big pat on the back for Ingrid Stacey who got 8 A*’s and 1 A 🙂
and the rest of her class who either got A’s or A*’s in GCSE Maths.. a total of 7 A*’s and 3 A’s
Your school must have a brilliant maths teacher!
Yep….our school has the best maths teacher ever!!!!!! And all our other teachers are great too….we’re lucky kids…..
Can we have your maths teacher please – are struggling down here.
This maths teacher ought to do some VC lessons to/with other schools.
A good maths teacher who can explain complicated problems so that they are easily understood is an asset.
I agree with CS and Brookside… bagsies we are top of the list to have him/her!
no way, hands off!! she is our maths teacher!
We love Scott!!!!!
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Brilliant results – keep going!
Well done to all those who have worked hard and done their best regardless of their grades also well done to all supportive parents who sacrifice to help their children achieve their very best. Don’t let those with lower grades be discouraged or downhearted by all these A’s, if you know you have studied conscientiously and consistently to the very utmost of your God given ability you are still a ‘High Achiever’ regardless of grades. Keep going and congratulations TO ALL. You will all be winners and achievers with appropriate and great jobs all round.
Congrats all! Awesome results Scott – your dedication at studying sure has paid off!
Excellent stuff…Keep it up…you will never regret it…
Well done to you all, and also the many who have excelled within their ability group.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION:
We have noticed some comments about our use of the term “Postgraduate”.
We use this term in the sense given in the following definition from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: “a student continuing formal education after graduation from high school or college”.
This may include such courses of study as, diplomas, open university, trade/technical colleges and other registered training organisations as selected by the students.
With respect, that’s a very selective exerpt from the full definition Merriam Webster provides. Here’s another exerpt: postgraduate : a student who continues to study for an advanced degree after earning a bachelor’s degree or other first degree : a graduate student
OED says;
‘Of or relating to the period after graduating; designating a course or institution for people undertaking a higher qualification after completing a first degree, or a student taking such a course.’
‘A student taking a postgraduate course or other higher qualification; (also) a graduate who has successfully completed such a course or qualification’
Have all your boys stopped going to mainstream schools now? I went to school with a Plymouth Bretheren boy years ago. I bet he’s glad he’s out of that old dump now!
With this kind of record, if you were in a business environment, you’d have been tried for unfair advantage in the marketplace, or assumed to be giving backhanders to the examiners! I can only marvel…
What do Focus schools have that other schools don’t?
As S says, Focus children have the attitude. They also have determination and a lot of encouragement from family, friends and teachers. I think a BIG thank you should go to all those that help back up those going through exams, such as mums, dads, siblings, and most of all, to the teachers who help us learn how to learn… 🙂