WHERE ARE THEY NOW? SOME OF THE 31 WONDERFUL NEW ENTRANTS FROM 2001
HELENA AHMED After RGS, I completed my BSc. Neuroscience and worked in Biotech for several years, before changing course into early years education. Currently residing in Cambridgeshire with my husband, and focusing on home educating my three children.
HARRIET BAKER Since graduating from the University of Edinburgh, my career has been in arts marketing: at Bonhams Auctioneers, National Galleries of Scotland and now at Creative Scotland, the national funding body for arts, screen and creative industries. I also volunteer for Comann nam Pàrant (the national advocacy group for Gaelic Medium Education), enjoy drawing and painting, and spend a lot of time playing football with my son Hamish.
SARAH (BRUMBY) VARGERSON After studying Fashion and Design and Technology, I worked as a clothes designer for 15 years and am now setting up my own retail business supplying sustainably packaged groceries, whilst living in London with my husband and two children.
BETHAN (GHOLKAR) HARRISON I studied Medicine at Bristol University and qualified as a doctor in 2009. I am now working as a GP and Occupational Physician in the South West. I enjoy the variety of my work and in particular my work in supporting employees with their health and wellbeing in the workplace. I married my husband, John, in 2014 and we have two children called Isabella (five years) and Hugo (three years). We have recently moved rurally and are enjoying living on a smallholding. I usually visit the North East regularly (when we are not in a pandemic) and I have made firm friends as a result of my time at RGS. I have fond memories of my time at the school.
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CHARLOTTE (GIBBS) KIDD A lot has passed since I left school! I studied English Literature MA at Edinburgh, then completed a PGCE at Durham and started teaching straight after that. I’m currently Deputy Head of English at St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Benton, although I also have pastoral experience as a Head of Year. I absolutely love my job and there’s no doubt that my experience at RGS has helped me to become the teacher that I am today. I hope to climb the career ladder further once my children are a little more self-sufficient. I live in Holystone with my partner, Chris and I am currently on maternity leave. I have a son and daughter; Arlo who is four, and Annie who is five months. They keep me very busy but they really are my world. We have a really happy household and I am very lucky indeed. I can’t help thinking that I dodged a bullet by not teaching in school this year, but having a baby in a pandemic has not exactly been easy, either! It’s been really lovely to get out and about with Annie over the last few weeks and to meet with other mums.
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