Joe is a young person who has encountered many barriers in his learning journey so far. However he has overcome them with a strong determination and an attitude that he wants to exceed expectations of him. In Year 11 Joe was disappointed with his GCSE results despite them being representative of his GCSE predictions. At this point he considered enrolling in a Level 2 vocational qualification at the local college, however he felt that his learning journey with Co-op Academy Bebington was not complete and that academically he was capable of more. He enrolled in our one- year Level 2 programme and excelled, completing his Work Skills programme to a high level and working exceptionally hard to gain grade 4s in both resit GCSE English and Mathematics. As a result of this exceptional performance he was accepted onto Level 3 courses, studying A Level Media Studies and Level 3 BTECs in Business and IT. There was a question at the time of whether he would be capable of progressing into Level 3 courses, however it was considered that he deserved the opportunity due to his consistent hard work. He really has embraced the step up to higher level courses and he is predicted to achieve good grades in all three subjects in the summer. This has encouraged Joe to apply for university and he has been offered a conditional place at Liverpool John Moores to study Business Management. This is an option that three years ago would have seemed extremely unlikely. 

Billy transferred to Co-op Academy Bebington in Year 10 after a difficult time at his previous school. He excelled in this environment, and achieved excellent grades in his GCSEs. As a result, he decided to continue his studies into Sixth Form, and chose to study Level 3 BTEC Performing Arts and A Level Film and English Combined. During his transition to KS5 he participated in the NCS programme (National Citizenship Service) in partnership with the school, and after successfully completing the programme and raising significant funds for local charities Billy was asked to participate further with the NCS, joining their youth panel and further contributing to the direction of the organisation for
the future. This also allowed him to follow his passion for performing arts as he was recruited to appear in their national moving image advertising campaign. This gave him vital experience in the professional environment and convinced him that he wanted to follow this pathway.

Through the close links the school has with the Liverpool Empire, Billy was offered the opportunity to join the Liverpool Empire Youth group, an organisation that provides high quality experience theatre placements and master classes with industry professionals. This was funded by the school. This has enabled him to participate in two high quality productions, gaining vital experience and further convincing him that a career in performing arts is the correct pathway for him.

In school. He has applied to university at Queen Mary College in London to study performing arts and he is current predicted a Distinction * and 2 B’s at A level. His efforts and commitments in school has resulted in him being awarded Senior Member of the Head’s Executive (formally Head Boy). We wish Billy success for his bright future.