Alumni Spotlight: Joshua

"At the moment I'm working as a trainee GP [...] and simply without Villiers Park I don't think I probably would have got there."

Villiers Park allowed me to develop interpersonal skills, especially communication which is valuable for my area of practice. I feel I learnt many techniques that I still apply now. It also allowed me to develop my public speaking skills, something I didn’t feel confident with until Villiers Park gave me the route and avenues to deliver presentations and give public speeches. 

Villiers Park also helped me to organise my life to ensure I was able to complete all of the things I needed to for my personal statement and applications, alongside building a revision plan to ensure I completed my exams to the best of my ability. The residentials and school trips allowed me to build on my interpersonal and presentation skills so that I could apply to university.

I really miss the relationships I had with all of the mentors at Villiers Park. They were all incredibly friendly, and were interested in all aspects of my life from my career aspirations and my hobbies. It was like having close friends that could give you valuable advice and recommendations. The highlights of the week used to be having our mentor sessions for a life and learning catch up!