Student Stories

Student Stories

Joshua Cleary – Computing/IT

9 November 2022

19-year-old Joshua Cleary started at the college on the Computing/IT Level 1 diploma in 2019, progressed to the Computing/IT Level 2 extended certificate in 2020 and, having started the two-year IT Level 3 diploma in 2021 is now ...

Palak Nath – former health & social care student

8 November 2022

23-year-old Palak Nath moved to the UK when she was 16 and enrolled on the Level 2 diploma in health and social care before progressing to the Level 3 extended diploma - and is now training to be a midwife.  Palk said: "I was ...

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Louis Johnson – uniformed public services

8 November 2022

16-year-old Louis Johnson has taken the first steps to his future career as a police officer by enrolling for the Level 3 extended diploma in protective services (police pathway).  Louis said: "I've always wanted to work in th...

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Deacon Joyce – sport

8 November 2022

16-year-old Deacon Joyce enrolled for the Level 3 diploma in sport as he initially wanted to become a personal trainer but, after his tutor spotted his potential and said that he had the skills to be a PE teacher, he changed his f...

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Promise Anoke – business

31 October 2022

19-year-old Promise Anoke moved to the UK in 2020 and, because she didn't have the required GCSEs to enrol on a business course, enrolled for the one-year GAP programme instead.  Promise, who has now progressed to the Level 1 ...

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Mason Freeman-Causer – Computing & IT

31 October 2022

After completing a Futures programme last year, 18-year-old Mason Freeman-Causer has now progressed to a Level 1 diploma in computing and IT.  Mason said: "Last year's course taught me skills for the future and how to prepare ...

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Robin Tinsley – GCSE maths

24 October 2022

"I re-sat my maths GCSE at the college nearly 30 years after first doing it at school and was a bit trepidatious about returning to education after so long, but with the support of the college and a superb tutor I found it a rewar...

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Edyta Opolska – business sector gateway programme

11 October 2022

After working in the hospitality and retail rectors, Edyta became unemployed and heard about the college's business administration sector gateway programme from her Jobcentre work coach.  The course covers the skills and knowl...

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Edette Esoh – business sector gateway programme

11 October 2022

After being unemployed for three years, Edette Esoh heard about the college’s business administration sector gateway programme from a friend and was interested to find out about what skills she could learn.  The course cover...

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Dalila Madeira – business sector gateway programme

11 October 2022

After hearing about the college’s business administration sector gateway programme from the Job Centre, Dalila Madeira decided to give it a try! The course covers the skills and knowledge needed to work in a business administ...

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Callum Wilkes – Construction & the Built Environment

11 October 2022

17-year-old Callum Wilkes came to college after completing his GCSEs and enrolled on a Level 2 construction multi-skills course and, after proving his ability, progressed to the Level 3 diploma in construction and the built enviro...

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Morgan Johnson – former NCTJ student

25 September 2022

“Growing up it was always my dream to be a journalist,” said 23-year-old Morgan Johnson who has achieved that dream and is now working as a news reporter on The Sun.  Morgan, who completed the Journalism NCTJ Level 5 dipl...