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Matt Welland
How do you like to relax in your
spare time?
It takes hours to create and post
social media content so I don’t
have a lot of spare time. I’m
lucky because my passion for
creating videos is my hobby and
also my business. My hobby has
become my vocation, I create
video content to relax in my spare
time and I think you have to be
a bit obsessed to learn the skills
needed to be a content creator.
I enjoy scuba diving and my
passion for it led to a commission
with PADI to create content
about Dubai Deep Dive. I found
my passion for playing music
at Seaford and I enjoy playing
my guitar and drums. I’ve loved
performing at Seafordstock,
Seaford’s annual rock, pop, funk
and soul concert.
Ollie Bagley
What clubs and activities
do you do?
I do CCF, climbing, Green Power
Club and Land Rover Club. I love
the outdoor education aspect
of school and took part in the
Welsh 3000s, it was an absolutely
amazing experience and it was a
real challenge. I’m also doing my
Gold DofE and I had a great time
on the expedition, we kayaked in
Sussex. Any possible activity you
can think of, you’re going to find it
here and I have to remind myself
not to take on too much so I get
the balance right.
Clara Chrispin
Do you do anything co-curricular
alongside your studies?
I didn’t have a lot of confidence
before coming to Seaford in Year
12, but I decided, when I got here,
that I would just try everything.
CCF has really surprised me, I like
having some form of structure
and developing my leadership
skills. I’m really not very confident
with leadership, so I wanted to
build up some form of skills in that
area. Carrying out CCF operations
has helped me with confidence.
Do you take a lead within CCF?
Yes, we’re teaching drill at the
moment and we teach lessons,
so it’s all those skills that I would
never have been able to get.
What else do you do?
I joined in September and
auditioned for the play. I was
shocked that I got the lead role
in Find Me. It was a fantastic
way to meet lots of people, and
everyone was really supportive.
The play had a tough theme, but I
found this developed me in ways
beyond my performance skills,
which I found fascinating.
Immy Guimaraens
What do you love about
Performing Arts at Seaford?
It’s the way older students’
mentor younger students, it really
develops you as a performer
and gives you confidence to
get better. I started performing
here in the productions in Year
5, starting with small roles. I was
then in the chorus and I learnt
a lot from the older performers.
They were really friendly and
helped me perform. When I then
got the big roles, I then mentored
the younger students, I enjoyed
seeing their experiences and
encouraging them to carry on
going, I really enjoyed doing that.
What were your favourite roles?
I played Mrs Potts in Beauty and
the Beast and then in Year 12 I
played Aunt Ella in Oklahoma!,
those were my two favourites
because they were quite fun roles.
And they were mother figures, I
like to play that type of role.
I love Seaford because...
The amazing people around me
and the amazing teachers who
always give me support. There’s a
great atmosphere with everyone
wanting everyone to do their best.
People are constantly trying to
improve and make people better
people both inside and outside
the classroom.
“I have a passion for designing and building and want to develop
these skills in my future career. I also aspire to do the Industry
Placement Programme for F1 and my EPQ topic was related
closely to this. I have loved the opportunities that Seaford has given
me and have been able to use sport as a way of managing stress
whilst here. I discovered my love of hockey at Seaford and have
since gone on to play at county level.”
Joe Occleshaw
Achieved A, 2 Bs & EPQ A, Reading Aeronautical Engineering
at Loughborough University