Ben Webber
22 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? By being a caller in the campaign I enjoyed speaking to a range of people with different career and life paths since leaving Wellington, having the opportunity to hear about their time at the College whilst picking up interesting and helpful pieces of […]
Ella Redfern
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? Speaking to a Colonel! I was nervous at first calling due to his salutation, but he was extremely friendly, stating that I caught him at the perfect time to talk as he had just finished marching in the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. He then proceeded […]
Lola Oates
18 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? Speaking to different OW’s who all went to Wellington at different times and hearing how Wellington led them into their careers and life they now have today. I found it really engaging talking to so many different people and thoroughly enjoyed the range […]
Georgia Basham
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? Most of the OW’s I spoke to said they really missed the sport at Wellington and the camaraderie around it which is something I can relate to massively. The sport at Wellington is incredible and I think there is something very special about representing your school. […]
Will Smith
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? Whilst at Wellington, an OW was cast in a film that was set at Wellington, called ‘The Lords of Discipline’. For the role, he was required to shave his head, which his mother was not particularly pleased about! What did you enjoy most about being […]
Jonty Davies
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? I spoke to a gentleman who, back in 1969, drove from England to Iran in a small Citroen. He arrived in time to watch the moon landing on television in Tehran! What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? I most […]
Umit Abdulkasim
18 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? I loved hearing about the different experiences OW’s had at Wellington and the numerous career and life advice they shared. What did you personally learn whilst taking part in the campaign? I found that a lot of OW’s enjoyed working in smaller businesses […]
Tommy Morris
18 March 2021What are you doing now? I am currently studying English Literature with Spanish at the University of Manchester. I am loving my further studies and feel like we have all got through the hardest part of locked-down university life! What is your favourite memory from Wellington? The largest part of my best memories from school […]
Tara Sallaba
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? My favourite memory was talking to an OW about living in Berlin in the 1950s and discussing with him how the city had changed over the decades and how our experiences of the capital differed. What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? […]
Jack Carling
18 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? I really enjoyed raising money for such a fantastic programme. What did you personally learn whilst taking part in the campaign? I think one thing I’ve learnt a lot about is negotiating. So when a prospect says no to the initial ask how […]
Angela Hargreaves
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? An OW I spoke to informed me that younger students had to make toast for their prefects but they didn’t have toasters, so they used to use a gas flame and heat a biscuit tin over it and then use that to toast the toast! […]
Aaron Jiminez
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? I had two really inspiring talks with OWs. The first held a corporate position that I would someday love to be in myself. She took the time to explain to me her job in depth and then proceeded to ask me questions and give me […]
Pelumi Agbedejobi
22 October 2020Pelumi Agbedejobi graduated from Wellington College in 2017 and has completed a 4 year integrated Masters Programme at the University of Leeds in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering and has just embarked upon a career in Finance. It’s difficult to describe how I felt being offered a place at Wellington (or how I felt when arriving […]
James Brown
22 October 2020James Brown graduated from Wellington College in 2020. He is currently studying Theology at Oxford University and completed an internship at a Hedge Fund over the Summer of 2021. I always had confidence in my abilities but never really viewed myself through the eyes of someone who should be respected. When I started to take […]
Esther Ujah
22 October 2020I had nothing to compare arriving at Wellington College to so when arriving ‘overwhelmed’ doesn’t really explain how I felt! Coming from a two-bedroom flat in Tottenham to coming to Wellington there was (and is!) no comparison. I graduated in the Summer of 2019 and have now started at Cambridge University to read Philosophy and […]
Robin White
13 February 2019My father (a serving army officer at the time) sadly passed away when I was 10 and still at prep school in Wiltshire. My mother gave me the option of going to the local state or grammar school, or if I wanted to continue boarding with some potential options for public school. I opted for […]
Nick Prichard
13 February 2019I was doubly lucky regarding Wellington bursaries – being both a Foundationer whilst at school and then receiving a bursary when doing a postgraduate degree after I had left. When my Father died whist I was at school, his Army past qualified me as a Foundationer. Without the funds associated with this status I would […]
Millie Pughe
13 February 2019I was fortunate enough to receive bursary funding when I joined Wellington in January of 4th form 2010. I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship for squash but still with that my family would have hugely struggled to cover the costs of the school fees. Had it not been for the bursary I would […]
Bela de Souza
13 February 2019I came to Wellington from Elmhurst – a vocational dance school that was also boarding, so I was used to the aspect of being away from home. During the school day we had both dance and academic lessons. I was looking for a school with a strong academic side but that would also allow me […]
Anna Sayers
13 February 2019Anna Sayers (W 14) was our first ever Prince Albert Scholar to graduate from Wellington College and went on to complete a Master’s in Physics at Imperial College London and is now working at a Hedge Fund in London. Anna tells us what the PAF programme meant to her and reflects upon where the programme […]
Maya Stock
10 February 2019I spent years 7-11 at my local state school and wanted a change for sixth form so looked at Wellington as an option as it offered the IB, a curriculum my state school had just dropped due to a lack of funding. My older brother is the year above me and had just started Wellington […]
David Kim
10 February 2019Somehow the five years at Wellington turned out to be the best years of my life. Wellington is more than just a school – for me it’s a place where many of my lifelong friendships were born and where defining moments happened. I owe it to this place for making me the person I am […]