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Academy tells former students "you're hired"

The Apprentice has come to Thomas Clarkson Academy with three former students being signed up to start their careers at the school.

The Apprentice has come to Thomas Clarkson Academy with three former students being signed up to start their careers at the school.

For the first time apprenticeships in IT, Catering and Administration have been set up and all of the successful candidates who were chosen for these positions were former students at the school.

Amber Doyle, 19, left TCA last year after completing her A-Levels and was set to go to university to study Business Management but decided an apprenticeship was the way to go for her. She is now the school’s IT apprentice.

She said: “Apprenticeships are a good way to get into employment. It’s good to learn on the job and no 2 days are the same. Working in a school there is so much you can learn. There are opportunities everywhere.”

Shanna Burns, 21, left the school in 2009 and is now the school’s Catering apprentice, working towards a Catering and Hospitality qualification. She is enjoying helping to prepare meals in the restaurant and said: “Apprenticeships are good if they are teaching you things and you can get a job at the end of it.”

Thomas Thompson, 19, completed a Computing and IT course before applying for his apprenticeship in Administration. He is also a past student but said the school has changed so much it feels like a completely different place.

Business Manager Allison Baverstock said: “We are delighted to be able to offer these apprenticeships and were lucky to be able to choose from some excellent candidates. Amber, Shanna and Thomas are assets to the school and great examples to our students, and we hope we are setting them on the path to successful and rewarding careers.”