At Epping St Johns we are keen to promote the achievements of our alumni and show current and prospective students the diverse range of career paths our past students have followed. The high achievements of past pupils across such a wide selection of careers, we believe, reflects the well-rounded education on offer and demonstrates how we help to develop each pupil’s individual talents and strengths
All our students are inspired by the success of our alumni, so share your experiences of College, University or your career path with them. This can be done by adding to our alumni career profile, or why not become a volunteer ambassador, taking part in our inspirational talks or careers events

Why become a volunteer ambassador.
• Enrich and support student experiences by being a resource for them to use
• Help give advice and support to students
• Give something back to the next generation.
• Attend talks and promote university life or a particular career to students
• It looks great on a CV!

To submit an alumni career profile or become a volunteer contact vmadden@esj.essex.sch.uk


Friday 23 May 2014

Paul Cooper


I left St. John’s Secondary School many years ago (!) and went to Harlow College to study A Levels in Biology, Chemistry, Art and English Language and Literature. After completing A Levels there, I left Essex and went to Aston University in Birmingham to study Infection and Immunity with Professional Training. I spent four years studying there and developed many life skills. During my degree I spent a year on placement working in a Science laboratory in Edinburgh and also working in a Science department in a school. After achieving a First Class honours degree, I began teacher training in a secondary school in Essex and now work as a Science teacher at Epping St. John’s.

Although I was grateful for the experience of working in a Science laboratory, I decided it wasn’t a career I wanted to pursue as I did not find it varied enough and instead found it repetitive. Teaching on the other hand was much broader with the challenging and rewarding responsibilities I had to undertake.