Category Archives: Careers

I remember reading articles written by alumni when I was still a pupil at Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School. The smiles of successful doctors, lawyers and vets beamed out from the pages of the school magazine. Their careers were impressive, but they weren’t pathways
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Medicine Presentation – ‘You can have it all’ Dr Vidhi Taylor-Jones (MTGS 1990-97) Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School were delighted to have former student Dr Vidhi Taylor-Jones deliver a presentation to Year 11 and L6 girls about medicine. Vidhi is passionate
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After leaving Merchant Taylor’s Lindsay studied Hotel and Catering Management in Manchester, following that with many years running restaurants and latterly a wine bar and private room in Mayfair.  It was during this last position that Lindsay was inspired to
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Philip is navigating his way to the top Former pupil Philip Cave has been recognised by his sponsor company, Princess Cruises, for his dedication and achievements throughout his training.  Philip, who is the youngest officer in the fleet, is currently studying
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It’s been five years since Merchants’ alumna Ilsa Parry won the BBC Design for Life T.V. show on BBC2. Aired in 2009, the programme saw 12 young product designers battle it out to win a placement with world renowned professional
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Jonathan Stone (2005 Leaver) was interviewed on the Radio 4 “Today” programme on Friday 30th August 2013 about his work with community based monitoring of volcanoes. The interview came about as a result of work that Jonathan was presenting at
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Francesca Defty was a student at MTGS who finished Sixth Form in 2010. Since then, she has gone on to become an international model and recently gave us an update on her incredible achievements: My modelling career has allowed me
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From Fortnum & Masons to Fabulous Gifts Online I left Merchant Taylors’ Girls School to study for a BSC in Business Studies at Aston University Birmingham, unsure of what my final career would be. After University I moved to London
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The life of an opera singer can be a bit hectic at times, particularly as I am also a parent of a gorgeous and very lively 4 year old daughter, but despite all of the problems that arise from travelling
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I remember the School Careers Advisor briefing me on the results of my assessment in the small library just off the main entrance hall. He said that I should consider a career in either agriculture or the uniformed services. Bad
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