Molly very much enjoyed writing at school and studied English Language & Literature, Psychology and PE at A-level. She even wrote her own blog while at school, Moll’s Moments, developing her writing skills by sharing her thoughts on her life, her experiences and her favourite sport, netball. She first played netball at Princethorpe back in 2012 and with the support of the Sports Department went on to play at U21 National Level, playing for the likes of Wasps, Loughborough Lightning and Severn Stars. However, it was the College’s Careers Advisor, Kerry Low, who set her on course to her current career, when she recommended Molly combine her passions and study journalism at University.

After graduating from the University of Worcester, Molly was lucky enough to work as a volunteer Flash Quote Reporter at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. That was an incredible experience that allowed her to meet international netball players and top-quality journalists and her work was used all over the world, from The Daily Mail here in the UK to 7News in Australia. It also gave her the contacts for her first sports reporting role.

After a brief return to Princethorpe working with the marketing team, Molly landed her dream job when she joined England Netball as their Digital Assistant. For two years she managed their social media and content creation successfully growing their followers as she engaged with their audiences. She worked across the world including in South Africa at the Netball World Cup. Day to day she could be found writing match reports, reporting on live events, interviewing netball players, attending photo shoots and even working with social media influencers as she looked to promote the English Netball team.

Now Molly has a new challenge and one she is really enjoying. She is working for the Premier League football team, AFC Bournemouth. Her new role as a Content Executive has her working across the men’s, women’s and academy teams.

She finished her talk with some sound advice for pupils looking to work in journalism or as a content creator. It included, ‘go with your gut’ and always be prepared to try new things, remember ‘it’s okay to say no’ to keep your workload balanced but to have an ‘always on approach’ and be happy to learn from everyone.

It was fantastic to welcome Molly back to school and to hear all her latest career news. We are always grateful to OPs who take the time to come in to school to share their knowledge and experiences. It won’t be that long before we see her back here again though, as she has kindly offered to run a workshop at our 2025 Careers Insights event.