Category Archives: Careers

Jerry Edey 1965-75 – My Life after Merchant Taylors’

My visit to Crosby in September 2016 was to join my friend of over 50 years, Andy Oakes, for the celebration of his 60th birthday but a conversation with Doreen Iddon in the Development Office at the School led to
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Elliott Hargreaves Career Profile

I attended Merchant Taylors 2002-2007, passing my GCSE’s (2 A*s, 3As, 3Bs and a C – cheers Merchants!) and I went on to Formby High for College. After much deliberation, I opted against university and decided I’d try and build
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Caitlin O’Brien – A Career in Medical Physics

Pick up my UCAS personal statement today and you’d be forgiven for thinking I’d booked a flight to CERN and was halfway to a career in particle physics. Instead, when I arrived at Nottingham to study Physics, the breadth of
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Nicky Swift (1991-98) – A Career in Musical Theatre

It’s been eighteen years since I left MTGS, though in some ways it only feels like a few! I went straight to Birmingham University and got my music degree, followed by a post grad year at The Royal Academy Of
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Top Industry Accolade for Anna Ratcliffe (1999 Leaver)

Former pupil Anna Ratcliffe (1999) and Director of The Michel Roux Jr Cookery School in Clapham, London, has been honoured with a top industry accolade for her work at Cactus Kitchens. The school works with a number of male chefs
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CNN World Sport Presenter – Patrick Snell (1986 Leaver)

It’s fair to say 2016 is already proving another very busy year at CNN International Sports and I’m truly privileged to have been a part of it! As one of the Atlanta-based Presenters, or “Anchors” if you prefer, on CNN
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Alan Hunter (1940-48) – The Junior Training Corps

In Merchants’ Tales, summer 2015 edition, there is discussion on the Officers’ Training Corps (O.T.C.) and the Combined Cadet Force (C.C.F.)  However, between the two was the Junior Training Corps (J.T.C.)  From here I call on memories and all relies
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Andrew Simpkin – A Novel Career

Old Boy Andrew Simpkin has pursued a highly creative career path since leaving Merchant Taylors’ Schools in 1985. As well as being a recognised artist, Andrew is a bilingual Novelist (in English and French), and a Literary Translator. It is
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Michael Pinder (2008 Leaver) – A Rewarding Career at the Bank of England

A Rewarding Career: Michael Pinder and the Bank of England I have worked at the Bank of England since September 2013. As the central bank, the Bank is a unique organisation at the heart of economics, public policy and current affairs.
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Pat Reid (1986 Leaver) – Mad About The Bard

Mad about the Bard One year ago, Merchants’ Old Boy Pat Reid (1986 Leaver) launched a free online magazine devoted to England’s greatest writer, William Shakespeare.   Launched to coincide with Shakespeare’s 450th birthday on 23 April 2014, Shakespeare Magazine
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