| andrew cuffley |
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| Form: hunt |
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| Year You Left: 1987 |
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| Left in: Sixth Form |
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| What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of William Brookes? |
| The playing fields. |
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| What were the phrases, films, trends, etc. when you were at School? |
| Tough one - body popping. Yuppies. |
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| What did you enjoy about William Brookes School? |
| Space. Location. Quality of friends. |
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| What student activities were you involved in? |
| Sport, acting, but it was as bit of a struggle with so much time there under the teachers dispute. |
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| What do you miss the most? |
| Erm, bit long ago for that... |
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| What memories stick out in your mind? |
| School boy humour. |
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| Did you make friends at William Brookes who are still friends today? |
| A select few. |
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| What did you do after you left School/Sixth Form? |
| Worked in Birmingham for a couple of years and then University. |
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| Where are you now? |
| Live and work in Coventry. |
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| What are you doing? (Is it what you thought you would be doing? Or what the School thought you would be doing?) |
| Have been MD of high-tech company since 2002. In the period before I worked around the country doing a variety of jobs. |
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| If you could do it again what would you do differently? |
| Put more thought into academia, less into playing around - pretty much what my teachers said!! |
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| What advice would you give to students about making the most of their time at William Brookes/career/exams/gap year/ambition\etc.? |
| Just do stuff! Try different things. Jump at opportunities. |
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