New recruits for the Paras and Yorkshire Reg

NEW RECRUITS! Callum Thomas (Left) & Alex Marshall (Right)

We’re back after half term and we’ve already had some good news! two of our students, Callum Thomas (Left) and Alex Marshall (Right) visited our Hull centre to let us know how they’re getting on with their careers. Both of them are currently on leave from Harrogate foundation college and thought they would pop in. Callum is due to start his Parachute Regiment training in the next few weeks and Alex is with the Yorkshire Regiment now! Both ex students are getting on extremely well and we couldn’t be more proud. Upon their return, you could see the how much they had changed in terms of attitude and discipline since starting with us on day one. Can’t wait to hear from them in the future, good luck lads!

Tyler gets his start!

After applying for the Army, and getting knocked back for medical reasons, Tyler decided to come to and see what QPD had to offer. With a little hard work and determination, here we are 7 months later with Tyler looking forward to his start date in February! The only thing holding Tyler back was his asthma, which needed to be cleared before he was able to pass his medical. Now he has his medical out the way, he can proceed to his start date but with the added bonuses of improved fitness and a little more knowledge on the Forces thanks to his tutors at QPD Forces Prep.

We are all thrilled that he’s finally getting his career underway and we can’t wait to hear back from him in the future!

If at first you don't succeed....

Charlie, one of our Doncaster students, attended his Army assessment centre today to retake his psychometric test. This is Charlie’s second attempt after falling short first time around. After weeks of revising hard and help from his tutors at college, he passed with almost double his original score. This is incredible news for Charlie and we are all thrilled for him. He can now move on to his career choice! Hard work pays off!

The New Year is Underway!

The new year is underway and we can’t wait to get stuck in!  

There are many positive changes this year that we are extremely excited about. We have recently moved to a bigger and better centre in Doncaster to fit in with our growth in the past year. We are now located at the Doncaster Deaf Trust centre. 

We hope that you are all as excited as we are for the new year, we have many exciting trips and activities ahead.

Good luck everybody!  

End of Year Mud Run!

A mix of our Doncaster, Hull & Work Experience students took part in one of our Mud Runs in Brough Last Friday.

As we look to settle down for the end of the year, we thought we would go out with a bang and take the students down for one of our famous Mud Runs.

The session was delivered by the ruthless Staff Fraser, and it's safe to say he didn't let anybody get off easy.

It was a test of determination, Fitness and Team Work.

The run involved lots of ducking, diving, plunging, sprinting & panting for breath. Some Activities saw students holding their breath and submerging themselves under the muddy water and going through everyone's legs. as well as this, the students got put through their paces and made to complete various strength building exercises as well as cardio.

Upon finishing the activity, there were lots of exhausted-looking students but they all had a smile on their faces and loved every minute of it!

We're glad that we get the opportunity to take the students on fun exercises like this, and we love seeing the happiness and proud look on their faces after completing the session.

We can't wait for the next one!