Cambridge hopeful, football fan and student leader
Since joining LPS in Year 7, Adam has grown into an aspiring lawyer with big plans for university. He talks about the teachers who have backed him, the roles he has taken on and why he wants to support younger pupils in turn.
Adam knew what he wanted almost as soon as he arrived at LPS Mayfair. He spotted the Head Boy and thought, one day, that will be me. He went on to become a form captain, peer mentor and house captain, growing into each new responsibility along the way.
“When I joined in Year 7, I saw the Head Boy and thought, ‘One day, that will be me.’”
His ambitions have grown in the classroom, too. Adam hopes to study law at university and is considering Cambridge, King’s College London, LSE and UCL. He is already getting a feel for the profession by attending law events and meeting people who work in it.
Adam credits his teachers with helping him believe he can aim high. When he needed extra help with GCSE maths, they made time to work with him at lunch and after school helping him achieve a strong grade. “LPS has built a really good foundation for me,” he says. “I’ve grown academically, as well as developing my confidence and communication skills.”
“Each teacher knows every student, and every student knows their teachers.”
That individual attention made an impression before he had even joined. On his first visit with his mum and uncle, teachers took time to explain how school would work and put him at ease. He still loves being part of a close community where pupils bring different backgrounds, religions and traditions, and teachers have time to get to know them.
“Each teacher knows every student, and every student knows their teachers,” he says. “You get that one-to-one learning, but you also have this family where everyone knows everyone.”
“My confidence, my communication skills and the person I am today have all grown here.”
Adam has found ways to contribute beyond Mayfair, too. As vice-chair of the Dukes Education student advisory board, he works with pupils from other schools on charity projects and has helped host a Global Earth Summit involving more than 30 schools.
Being chosen as Head Boy meant a great deal to Adam; being asked to continue for a second year caught him off guard. “I thought they would say, ‘You’ve had it for one year – it’s somebody else’s turn,’” he says. “But they told me I was an ambassador for the school and they’d be happy for me to do it for another year. I was utterly grateful.” He remembers looking up to older pupils himself, and now wants to help younger ones through the challenges he once faced.
Outside school, Adam enjoys football with friends, watching matches and films, and spending time with his family. University is next, but LPS will remain a big part of his story. “When I talk about my education, I always talk about LPS,” he says. “My confidence, my communication skills and the person I am today have all grown here.”