{"id":5168,"date":"2025-04-16T14:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bealhighschool.co.uk\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:12:16","slug":"gavin-stollar-beal-alumnus-year-12-pshe-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bealhighschool.co.uk\/fr\/2025\/04\/16\/gavin-stollar-beal-alumnus-year-12-pshe-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Stollar, Beal alumnus \u2013 Year 12 PSHE session"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-a44b96ac\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-a44b96ac\">Gavin Stollar, a Beal alumnus gave a truly motivation talk to the Year 12s in April to encourage them to both work hard in their studies and to also have high aspirations in their respective futures.<br>\u00a0<br>There were several themes during the talk but one of key themes was that a person should not be determined by where they come from but rather where that person eventually ends up. \u2018Be defined by where you are going, not where you come from\u2019.<br>\u00a0<br>Another key theme was that \u2018You can\u2019t control other people, but you can control your reactions to them\u2019.<br>\u00a0<br>Gavin who grew up in Longwood Gardens close to Barkingside High Street has now been awarded an OBE, meeting the current King Charles III in the process and Gavin has also been on television as a commentator.<br>\u00a0<br>What made his talk particularly compelling was the fact that Gavin was not initially identified as a \u2018highflier\u2019 and was not in the top sets in Year 7. 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