A CAREER in the police is on the cards for four Richmond School and Sixth Form students.

Ben Dowson is planning a degree apprenticeship in professional policing through North Yorkshire Police.

While studying hard for his A-levels Ben devoted a significant amount of his time to working as a Police Cadet. Ben has really embraced his experience of policing and he is taking a year out to gain further work experience and is aiming to develop his skills working with the public.

He said: “I am really chuffed with my results and very happy to have done so well. My predicted grades were ACE so to pull this round to ABB at the end of Year 13 is great. I have thoroughly enjoyed life at Richmond School and my positive relationships with my teachers have helped enormously.”

During the summer holidays, Ben volunteered to go on deployment with the police to support victims of the flash floods in Swaledale. Working with Ellie Lonsdale, a Year 12 student, Ben helped a resident in Reeth to move belongings out of the house and clear the garden of debris. Both Ben and Ellie showed such a positive work ethic, which also reflects Richmond School values of independence, teamwork, resilience and respect.

Ben also spent a week on work experience with North Yorkshire Police in July 2019, a very competitive programme with a selection process.

Hannah Speakman from Year 13 also aims to join the police; she will be starting at Edge Hill University, where she will be studying a degree in Professional Policing. Her grades of Distinction* and Distinction in her Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma and Physical Activity and Merit in Health and Social Care CTEC demonstrate her strong work ethic and she is well admired by staff and students alike for her leadership skills.