When I considered my Post 16 options in 2003 I wanted to continue studying but in an area that had always interested me, where I felt the course would enhance my potential. I felt that the A-level route was not for me. I was always interested in the work of the public sector, especially policing…
Success Stories
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Gareth Dickinson
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Amy Staveley
When I was due to leave school I had no idea what I wanted to do, all I knew was that I wanted to work in the Public Services sector as I have family who serve in the Army and Royal Air Force. My Mum first helped me look for a college that ran the…
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Owen Smith
Apprentice baker Owen Smith is learning his trade from one of the best in Britain! For nineteen-year-old Owen, who is working for a Diploma in Craft Bakery at Buxton and Leek College, is serving his apprenticeship at Cowburn’s bakery in Stockport under master baker Richard Cowburn himself. Television viewers following ITV’s Britain’s Best Bakery saw…
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Jessica Longdon
Jessica Longdon recently started working at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. Jessica is a Second Commis Chef and is in charge of the larder section of the kitchen. She says, “I enjoyed the variety of different things we got to do on my course. We got to see the different aspects of restaurants and kitchens. The…
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Anj Chambers
After starting her A levels Anj Chambers realised it was not for her. She applied and gained a place on the Level 3 Extended Diploma and says she, “never looked back.“ Leaving with 18 Distinctions, she gained a treble Distinction star, the highest grade achievable. She is now studying for a BA (Hons) in Midwifery…
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Amy Ferns
Eighteen year old Amy enjoyed her two year course in Health and Social Care because of the variety of work experience it offered her. After passing her Level 3 BTEC she has gained a qualification and also a career at the care home where she completed her first placement. Amy is employed as a care…
