Student Stories

Student Stories

Kelvin Owusu – A Levels

10 August 2021

A massive congratulations to Kelvin for achieving: A* in History A in Sociology A in Politics Aspiring to become a corporate lawyer, Kelvin will progress to higher education at the University of Birmingham to study Law...

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Reis Dhillon – A Levels

10 August 2021

Congratulations to our A Level student Reis after receiving ‘A,A,A’ grades in his A Levels. Reis received an A in Business, A in Sociology and an A in Psychology and will be moving on to study Psychology at Aston University...

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Kai Matthews – A Levels

10 August 2021

Congratulations to our A Level Student Kai on receiving ‘A*,A*,A in his A Level grades today. Kai received an A in Business, A* in Sociology and an A* Psychology and in the future, wants to become a Police officer. Before ...

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Mackenzie Spittle – A Levels

10 August 2021

Congratulations to our A Level student Mackenzie who received 'A*,A,A’ in her A Level grades. Mackenzie received an A* in Sociology, A in Psychology, and an A in English Language, these are great grades to lead her into her f...

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Ravina Dhooper – A Levels

10 August 2021

A big congratulations to 24-year old Ravina Dhopper for achieving such amazing A Level results after having returned to education from working full-time. Having achieved an ‘A’ in Psychology, ‘B’ in Sociology and a ‘B...

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Shakira Newton – Early Years Traineeship

6 August 2021

19-year old Shakira Newton completed an Early Years Traineeship to pursue her dream of working in the sector.    When starting college Shakira was shy, nervous and lacked confidence in communicating and working with othe...

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Lewis Peck – Kickstart Programme

26 July 2021

After doing odd jobs, 23 year-old Lewis Peck decided to join the Kickstart programme to better his future.  The 5 day training programme enhances skills needed to secure employment including skills for the workplace, CV writing, ...

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Kelly Bell – Kickstart programme

26 July 2021

18 year-old Kelly Bell joined the Kickstart programme at City of Wolverhampton College after finishing sixth form. Hearing about this programme from the local job centre Kelly decided to join the course to improve her CV and cove...

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Ewan Whyte – Teaching & Education

5 July 2021

30 year-old Ewan Whyte, part-time Music Lecturer at City of Wolverhampton College and a musician is furthering his studies by completing the Certificate in Education to develop his skills as an educator. Throughout the course E...

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Raphael Glod – Electric Vehicle and Green Technologies

11 June 2021

Raphael Glod, 47 years old was unemployed before starting this course. During Covid, Raphael was unable to find a permanent job so took a temporary position at the Royal Mail sorting office. Covid made him sensitive about th...

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Ronald Singh – Electric Vehicles and Green Technologies

10 June 2021

Ronald Singh, 50 years old, before this course worked in construction for about 35 years (labouring – plant) After working in construction for all his working life, Ronald wanted a slower pace of life and signed up for the co...

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Stefan Williams – Electric Vehicle and Green Technologies

2 June 2021

Stefan Williams, 24 years old, was unemployed before this course started. Stefan already has a Level 3 NVQ in motor vehicle and signed up for the electric vehicle course to enable him to expand his knowledge further and increas...