Meet the Sixth Form Team
Gemma Aston
Leadership Lead Sixth Form, Associate Assistant Headteacher
Gemma Aston
Leadership Lead Sixth Form, Associate Assistant Headteacher
Degree: : BEd Secondary English (Hons)
Hobbies: Reading and spending time with my children
Favourite book: ‘The Midnight Library’ by Matt Haig
Favourite Quote: “If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books” Roald Dahl
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Amanda Sharp
Head Sixth Form
Amanda Sharp
Head Sixth Form
Degree: BEd Business Education
Previous Experience: Worked in a bank in a Gap year.
Greatest Achievement at JWS: Taking students to see Michelle Obama on her book tour in London after we secured tickets with our Speakers 4 Schools contact. The activity week we did last July was brilliant giving students a week of fun, interesting and inspiring activities which included a cultural trip to Nottingham, yoga, healthy relationship workshops and mock job interviews. Results day is a brilliant day where we see students who have worked so hard move on to exciting degrees and jobs.
Hobbies: I love tap dancing, yoga and anything to do with psychology. |I also love going to the cinema but would never watch a horror!
Obstacles I have overcome: I never thought I could run but I started running (well jogging) a few years ago and I really enjoy the time outdoors.
Favourite Music: My first concert I ever went to was Wham! and my last concert was UB40 so you could say I have an eclectic taste!
Favourite Movies: Dirty Dancing, Forest Gump and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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Dawn Dwyer
Sixth Form Mentor and Careers Advisor
Dawn Dwyer
Sixth Form Mentor and Careers Advisor
Degree: LL.B (Hons) Law, Birmingham City University. Previous Experience: Civil Servant in the Ministry of Defence (Army); Lecturer at South Staffordshire College and Birmingham Metropolitan College (amongst many other jobs). Best part of my day at JWS: Checking the UCAS web site to see the university offers that the students receive. Greatest Achievement at JWS: Supporting students that are unsure about their future to find a career path. Next Steps: Retirement and volunteering with the Canal and Riverside Trust. Hobbies: Reading (anything with a page); travelling; crocheting (I’m not very good) and local politics. Obstacles I have overcome: my aversion to physical activity when I participated in the Royal Marine’s Endurance Course (well I got half way round). Flying Favourite Music: Pretty much everything apart from Abba, I love Stormzy. Favourite Movies: Finding Nemo; Love Actually; East is East and Pride.

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