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Heather Shepherd

SJR Class of 2014
Studied at SJR
Chemistry
Geography
History
Where after
University of Liverpool
History and Archaeology
Heather joined SJR from Cansfield High School in 2012 and studied A-Levels in Chemistry, Geography and History. She continued to study her favourite subject History at the University of Liverpool and achieved a 2:1 BA Hons in History and Archaeology (50:50) in 2018. As an undergraduate Heather took part in a number of excavations, including one in Turkey at Boncuklu Hoyuk, looking at ancient farming methods that occurred 10,500 years ago and excavating ancient settlements and an Iron Age Hill Fort in Wales. After graduating she completed a PGCE through Leeds Beckett online while completing teacher training through Ripley SCITT in Lancaster in 2019. Heather is currently a teacher of History at a Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley.
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