Ex Students
Name: David Dacam OBE Year Attended: 1941-1948 After leaving school: Retired after career as Royal Navy Officer, (Meteorologist and synoptic oceanographer), Engineering Institution Secretary and second university attendance obtaining PhD |
Name: Robin Young Year Attended: 1979-1983 After leaving school: I am a Physics teacher working in a small school in Cumbria. I have had many jobs since leaving school, including working as a musician (latin percussion) and my very first gig ever was with friends from this school. I also spent 10 years living in South America, the multiculturalism and ethos of the school shaped my life forever in so many positive ways |
Name: Julie Reed Year Attended: 1991-1995 After leaving school: I went to Richmond College, Newcastle University to study chemistry and then Imperial College where I did a PhD in Biomedical Chemistry. I am currently as a Research Strategy Manager for the National Institute for Healthcare Research CLAHRC (Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care) for Northwest London |
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Name: John Lewis Year Attended: 1961-1968 After leaving school: Working as Consulting Engineering Geologist |
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Name: Tom Sharman Year Attended: 1991-1995 After leaving school: Freelance consultant on poverty, international development and climate change |
Name: Sarah Kydd Year Attended: 1991-1996 After leaving school: Head of BTec Performing Arts, and GCSE Drama. Teacher of Drama and Theatre st. KS3 4 and 5 |
Name: Dong Lu Year Attended: 1992-1996 After leaving school: Academic at Cambridge, in the field of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Obtained a PhD |
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Name: Carrie Sharman Year Attended: 1992-1996 After leaving school: Working as an educational consultant for the borough of Ealing having taught at Twyford for 5 years |
Name: Saritha Annadurai Year Attended: 1993-1998 After leaving school: I am a Business Continuity Analyst at LCH Clearnet |
Name: Una Galani Year Attended: 1993-1998 After leaving school: I'm currently a journalist writing financial opinion columns for Reuters. My columns also appear in the New York Times and other newspapers around the world. After leaving Acton. I went to William Morris Academy and then to read English at Oxford University |
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Name: Caroline O'Connor Year Attended: 1994-1999 After leaving school: I'm at the cox of the Great Britain Rowing Team, and have been for the past 6 years. I competed at the Beijing Olympics and recently won a gold medal at the rowing world cup in Slovenia. I am still competing and aim to continue through to London 2012. I also work part time as a science teacher in a new academy school in Oxford |
Name: James Knights Year Attended: 1996-2001 After leaving school: Working at Henry Compton School as a Science Technician |
Name: Anna Wilson Year Attended: 1997-2001 After leaving school: I did my BA in Classics at Cambridge, then moved across the Atlantic to do a Master's degree in Medieval Studies in Toronto. I'm now doing a PhD in Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, where I work on my thesis and teach undergraduates English literature, Latin and Medieval cultural history. I hope to graduate in 2013, move back to England and work as a university lecturer |
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Name: Oliver O'brien Year Attended: 1998-2003 After leaving school: I graduated with honours from Loughborough University last year. My major was in commercial management. I'm currently working in the commercial department for Costain on the Farringdon station project |
Name: Mahamed Abukar Year Attended: 2001-2006 After leaving school: Finished my 2nd year studying Pharmaceutical Science. Working on LETG (London East Thames Gateway) Aim higher projects as a student ambassador |
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