This week Waitrose, who are a fantastic supporter of our school and work placements, celebrated their Partnership day. This was attended by many schools and Waitrose partners. Richard Benyon, Newbury MP, also attended and said how much he appreciated the partnerships that had been build up between Waitrose and organisations in the community.
I was privileged to be present along with several of our students and staff. One of our students, Sean who has had a work experience placement with Waitrose, has now been offered a job and is working there on a Saturday - we are all very proud of him and, by all accounts he is a wonderful employee. During the speech by Mr Benyon, he said that if the young people in the room worked hard they may end up working for Waitrose - to which Sean said to the packed room "I already am!". He said it with such pride and confidence it made us all so very proud.
Well done to Sean and all of our students who do so well in their placements and thank you so much to all the partners at Waitrose who make all this possible. Below is a picture of Sean with, from left to right: Chris Andrews (Waitrose Deputy Manager), Jon Hewitt (Headteacher), Sean, Richard Benyon, Andy Ward (Store Manager)
