Jack Petchey Award Winners for the Autumn Term
 
 
Matthew Johns 11/3
Reason for award: Matthew is a responsible and reliable Prefect who always performs his duties to a high standard. He has worked particulary well in his involvement in assisting at the Games Club, on Fridays. In this role he has shown that he is helpful, friendly and encourages students to socialise well with others. He is jointly responsible for opening up the Games Club room, setting out the games and welcoming students and helps them out, when needed. Matthew has become mature and more self-confident as a result of him taking on extra duties in Y11.
Jeffrey Silva-Pereira 11/1
Reason for award: Jeffrey is a great role model, as part of our Senior Prefect team, he is the Head Boy of our school. He always performs his Prefect duties to a high standard and is always a reliable and responsible student who is helpful, friendly, polite and respectful to everyone. He has taken part in assemblies, prepared and delivered a speech to Y6 parent on Open Evening and helped out at Academic Review Day. He is a student Leader and has also been a Citizenship Ambassador.

Almira Sawyerr 11/2
Reason for award: Almira is a fantastic role model as Head Girl. She is part of the Senior Prefect team and is also a Student Leader. She performs her Prefect duties to a high standard and is always reliable and responsible. She enjoys helping others and is always friendly, helpful and polite. She has taken part in assemblies, prepared and delivered a speech to Y6 parents at Open Evening and helped out at Academic Review Day. She has recently represented the school in a debating competition and has previously taken part in the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge competiton and the Science Club debating team. Almira has also been involved in a number of sporting activities, which includes being captain of the netball team.

Previous award winners attended the awards ceremony which took place at the Walthamstow Assembly Hall on Tuesday 15th November 2011. See Photo

Who is Jack Petchey?

PIC: Jack PetcheyJack Petchey is one of the UK's most successful businessmen. Born in East London in July 1925, Jack came from a working class background with very few advantages. From an early age he showed the entrepreneurial skills that have aided his success.

In 1937 a 12-year-old Jack was prosecuted at East Ham Magistrates Court for working under age. The prosecution evidence was that Jack was carrying vegetables, i.e. tomatoes, the defence being that tomatoes were a fruit - not a vegetable. The case was dismissed!

 

"You'll never make a businessman"!

PIC: Petchey Car HireHaving left school at 14 Jack worked as an office boy before joining the Fleet Air Arm in 1943. At the end of the Second World War Jack left the Navy and became a clerk. He applied for a management position but was told by the personnel officer of his firm: "you'll never make a businessman"!

So Jack Petchey decided to go it alone. With £60 to his name, he bought a motor car and founded his first Car Hire business. From there a thriving Car Sales business was formed. Jack eventually branched into property and in 1969 was introduced to the idea of a holiday complex in the Algarve, Portugal, which he still runs to this day.

PIC: Jack Petchey Receives his OBE

 

 

 

Having just celebrated his 85th birthday, there is no sign of Jack Petchey slowing down. He currently manages Petchey Holdings Plc and Petchey Leisure, a management company for several holiday resorts in Spain, Portugal and the UK.

In 1999, he set up the Jack Petchey Foundation as he wanted to give opportunities to young people in London. Over the last ten years he has donated over £65million to schools, clubs and projects which benefit young people in London. In 2004 Jack was awarded an OBE at Buckingham Palace, by Her Majesty The Queen, and in 2011 was awarded a CBE in further recognition of his services to young people.

 
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