Gloucestershire’s 50 Leading Entrepreneurs - September 2019

The Aylands

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He had been unsure what career path to take at 16, but said that all changed when he started Sixth Form. “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do as a future career and then I started A-level Business Studies with Mr Butler and Mr Lloyd and it all just clicked,” he said. “They taught us how to be independent learners and used our classroom time to verify what we had learned. “The thing I enjoyed most was all the trips to see how real businesses operated.” Since receiving his A-Level results, Hal has gone on to secure a competitive business apprenticeship with Kohler Mira. If you want to see what King’s has to offer your future entrepreneurs do come to the King’s Open Morning on Saturday, October 5 and the Sixth Form Information Evening on Thursday October 17 l For more information and to pre-register, visit www.thekingsschool.co.uk

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