I loved all of the lessons and enjoyed my time in the classes

Gabriele is an adult student who has completed her GCSE Mathematics qualification at Blackburn College, achieving a brilliant Grade 8. Congratulations, Gabriele!

Gabriele said: “I am happy with how I have done! It’s really nice to see all the hard work of studying around work and life commitments has paid off.

“I chose to study my GCSE Maths because I am looking to move into Maths Tuition in the future and needed to do a refresher course. I want to do some voluntary work in a Primary School to move towards this.

“Ideally, I want to sit an actual GCSE Mathematics exam to challenge myself and see if I can achieve a Grade 9! Unfortunately, I couldn’t sit the exam this year due to the challenges of COVID-19. If I do eventually sit the exam, and achieve my goals, I will then look to progress to voluntary work in a Secondary School.”

She added: “I loved all of the lessons and enjoyed my time in the classes, the tutors made the curriculum good and engaging. It wasn’t just a case of sitting and listening because, where they could, they made certain things practical and got the whole class taking part.

“I chose to do it at Blackburn College because the campus is close to home, so it was very convenient for me to study here.”