Bob Davis
Bob Davis
I have no complaints about the modern education system, a grammar school boy myself, married to a grammar school girl who became a teacher we had three children who went to the local comp and got 28 GCSEs at A and B. We immediately saw tertiary education followed by Uni. Not to be my eldest son joined a local construction company as an apprentice, the first they had taken on for 10 years, he was a carpenter/joiner, site foreman, site manager and is now the Contacts Director. My youngest son left at 16 and on the following Monday started at Barclays Bank, got his bank exams and a business management degree, external learning, moved through the system to regional director South West and eventually became Managing Director personal banking, left them, did a spell as an executive at Nationwide and is now an executive with Apple on their internationall banking side. His forte has been ATMs and digital banking, he has a European and Middle Eastt remit. My daughter about to enter Sandhurst, was unfortunately involved in a serious RTA which left her disabled, but not unable to carry on living, get married etc. She has put her energies in working in charity shops etc as she was left unable to carry on in a waged position. No my wife and I have no complaints with the modern education system. Just a footnote the first of my grandchildren to complete a degree is just about to start with Greene King in public relations and media. I have four others all doing various degrees and seemingly successful and the youngest girl, currently in tertiary education and who plays cricket for Devon girls and a North Devon club and golf for Devon girls and is captain of Saunton golf club junior girls team, hopes to get to do a sports based degree. I think they are living my dream.
Bob
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