January 2008

Apprentice star Katie Hopkins visits Shebbear College

Shebbear College was delighted to host Katie Hopkins star of ‘The Apprentice’ when she kindly agreed to come and spend an afternoon with the 5th and 6th Form outlining the advantages of working in commerce. ‘Business is hard, business is about great relationships and great ideas, and business can be fun’ was the theme of her 20 minute talk followed by a question and answer session from 60 students. She advised them on selling techniques, presentation and answered questions on her experiences on the Apprentice and I’m a Celebrity. Katie summed up her talk "You need resilience, passion, tolerance, a good sense of humour and tenacity to follow a solution through to get results."

Head of Sixth Form Eleanor Bearpark commented “In these times of stiff competition, our students were thrilled to receive, what they termed, ‘alternative careers advice’ from Katie Hopkins, a lady who is out there thriving in the competitive world. She gave them great advice about the importance of standing out amongst the crowd when applying for jobs or university places”.

Pictured with Katie are Holly Greenslade (Okehampton) Clarice Jopling (Jacobstowe) Isabelle Line (Shebbear) Naomi Giddy (Bideford) Tobias Hayes ( Ashwater) and Tristan Brown ( Shebbear)