LENT TERM
www.ellesmere.com/pupil-area/the-edge-lectures
The EDGE and Headmaster’s Lectures are part of Ellesmere’s
Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programme,
giving you, our students an edge when it comes to entering the world of university and work.
Giving you an edge by keeping you connected to the 7000 Old Ellesmerians worldwide.
Connected to their expertise and experience,
creating mentoring and work experience opportunities.
 Offered to all Year 11 and Sixth Form students.
 Wednesdays @ 7.00pm [unless otherwise stated] in the Arts Centre - a 30 minute
presentation with an opportunity to ask questions and meet the speakers face to face.
 Delivered by OEs, parents and local business contacts.
 The focus is on major career choices and to assist in your selection of university or work
options.
 Even if you are not directly interested in the subject you will find the speakers both
inspiring and informative.
In addition to these, the Headmaster will host
a more detailed lecture each term….
 These will also take place at 7.00pm in the Arts Centre and again there will be
opportunities to ask questions and interact with the speaker - concluding with
refreshments.
All OEs, staff, parents and friends are welcome.
London and Chester CITY Drinks
Informal networking events with an OE guest,
these evenings are for OEs of all generations and current parents.
See website for dates.
Amanda Thorn – Wednesday 14th January
‘Women making a difference’
Amanda has a marketing and communications background
and now leads an SME social care business specialising in
‘end of life’ care, which has tripled in turnover and
profitability in last three years. Over the last few years
Amanda has developed a representative role within the care
sector both locally and nationally and now also chairs a local
business board representing interests of businesses to local
government.
Dr Alison Hughes MB Bch, MRCGP
Wednesday 28th January - The World of Medicine
After studying three sciences at A level at Ellesmere,
finishing in 1985, Alison then studied Medicine at Cardiff.
She then spent 18 months as a junior doctor in South Wales
before working for 2 years in New Zealand and Australia.
On her return from overseas, Alison completed her GP
training in Cheshire in 1996. She then worked part time while
her children were young before becoming a GP partner in Llangollen in 2003.
Alison is involved in medical student teaching in the practice as well as being a GP
trainer tutoring GP registrars while they are in their hospital posts and when they are in
their training post at the surgery in Llangollen. Alison is also on the medical committee
that acts as the interface between the health board and general practice in North Wales.
Richard Sampson – 5th February
A Career in Law
Richard Sampson is a Barrister at Black Friars Chambers.
He prosecutes and defends in both the Crown &
Magistrates' Courts dealing with serious cases of violence
and dishonesty for trial or sentence on behalf of the
Crown Prosecution Service whereas recent defence
cases include a £435,000 cheque fraud case, handling
stolen goods of circa £20,000 and a fraud by identity-theft.
Lady Edwina Grosvenor 25th February
Punishment and Prison Reform
A thought provoking and inspiring talk by
Lady Edwina Grosvenor centred on her experiences
working in prison reform and rehabilitation for over
15 years after studying Criminology and Sociology at
Northumbria University and Criminal Behaviour at
Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia.
Edwina is a founding investor and trustee of The Clink restaurants who aim to train
inmates to a very high standard in all things catering so that they can be placed into jobs
on release. These are the first restaurants of their kind to be built inside prison walls and
that cater for the paying public and their reoffending rate stands at only 12%, whereas
the Government’s is 54%. www.theclinkcharity.com
John Timpson CBE - 18th March
Born in 1943, John joined family footwear business
William Timpson as a young man and became the
director responsible for buying in 1970. Following the
acquisition of the business by a third party in 1973, he
became MD of another retail business, before being
appointed as MD of his original family business, again
in 1975.
Determined to bring the business back into family hands he led a £42m management buyout of
the company in 1983. Since then, through organic growth and acquisition, he has grown the
business to 1300 branches with a turnover of £200m and profits of over £14m. In 2004 he was
awarded the CBE in the Birthday Honours List for Services to the Retail Sector.
John has a reputation for being a paternalistic employer and, since regaining ownership of his
family business in 1983, has remained true to his vision to ensure the business remains wholly
family owned and not answerable to shareholders.
Would you be interested in speaking at The EDGE or can you suggest
additional career choices and subjects? If so, please contact…
Nick Pettingale, Director of External Relations on 01691 626541 or at
nick.pettingale@ellesmere.com