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Faiza Shafiq
Working full-time as a Business Administrator at Olive Medical Practice in Blackburn
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Hannah Hillary
Planning on going to Newcastle University in September to study Education
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Anam Sattar
Currently studying Blackburn College's Level 3 IT course
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Connor Sharp
Currently studying Blackburn College’s Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Plumbing
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Ella Mitchell
Studying Blackburn College's Art and Design (UAL) Level 2 course
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Caitlin Hollern
Law LLB (Hons)
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Hawwa Rahman
Earned a part-time Business Administration job at local charity International Learning Movement (ILM UK)
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Kelly Shepherd
Studying BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management at the University of Salford
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Richard Bulcock
Working as a Building Surveyor for Cowan & Co Building Consultancy in Euxton
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Joel Rhodes
Working in a full-time Business Administration role at Prefix Systems
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Keturah Bradley
Working in a Business Administration role at ApplicArt in Darwen
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Aisha Ali
Business with Law Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Myles Campbell
Aiming to study BA (Hons) Physical Education and School Sport at Edge Hill University
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Hannah Fish
Beauty Therapy Level 3
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Ellie Clayton
Level 2 Beauty Therapy
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Saaria Akhtar
Business with Law Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Madihah Din
Business with Law Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Kieran Worrall
Works full-time in a Room Leader position at TicTots Nursery in Preston
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James Cocker
Studying AAT Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Accounting with the College and Employer PM+M Accountants
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Jackson Ward
Working with his dad in their family-run salon - David Ward’s Barbers Shop in Chorley
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Adam Hollings
Masters in Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Manchester
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Lauren Miller
Works for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council as a Teaching Assistant in a variety of local schools and also doing a Masters in Childhood and Youth Studies with the Open University
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Lucy Stansfield
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (CACHE Early Years Educator)
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Matthew Chatburn
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (CACHE Early Years Educator)
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Eram Latif
Promoted to Senior Team Leader and Wellbeing Lead at BT
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Michelle Priestman
Working as a Building Surveyor and studying MSc Building Surveying at the University College of Estates Management (UCEM)
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Jolanta Gluchowska
Looking to progress into a Management position after an initial promotion at work and also looking to do a Masters in Business Management
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Sallija Gintere
Planning to gather more experience through a relevant job position and studying a Professional Qualification such as an ACCA or a CIMA
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Wiktoria Sych
Targeting an Accounting Graduate Scheme or experience at a large, reputable Accounting firm
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Demi-Lea Adam
Applying to do a Masters in 2021 – looking at Child Psychology
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Uwais Mohammed Mulla
Heading to the University of Lancaster to study BSc (Hons) Economics
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Jordan Yates
Working as a Rail Engineer Degree Apprentice with Amey Consulting while studying a bespoke Railway Engineering Degree at Sheffield Hallam University
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Jordan Meikleham
Studying the Lancaster University-approved Business Studies Foundation Degree FdA at Blackburn University Centre
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Olivia Farrington
Project Management Degree Apprenticeship at BAE Systems
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Maisie Holme
Aspiring to go to University in the future to study a Travel and Tourism-related Degree with a view to a career within the industry
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Andrea Clarke
Secured a permanent position as a Rent and Income Officer at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
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Oliver Wheatcroft
Attending Edge Hill University to study their BSc (Hons) Professional Policing Degree
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Joshua Pickles
Aspirations of studying a Paramedic Sciences Degree in the future
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Eve Goddard
Joining the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to study their BA (Hons) Outdoor Adventure Leadership Degree course. After this she's targeting successful entry into the RAF as a Police Officer
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Melissa Sunderland
Going to Edge Hill University to study a BSc (Hons) Midwifery Degree
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Shazaib Naeem
Going to the University of Salford to study a BSc (Hons) Psychology of Sport Degree
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Sana Maulvi
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Olivia Currey-Waters
Going to Edge Hill University to study a BSc (Hons) Children’s Nursing Degree
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Eshah Tirmizi
Heading to the University of Salford to study a BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Degree
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Molly Nock
Next step is to study a BA (Hons) Management of Music, Entertainment, Theatre and Events Degree at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA)
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Lily Price
Heading to the University of Central Lancashire to study a BSc (Hons) Degree in Policing and Criminal Investigation
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Luqman Dar
Going to Liverpool John Moores University to study a BSc (Hons) Degree in Product Design Engineering
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Kacey Reynolds
Heading to the London College of Fashion to study a BA (Hons) Degree in Costume for Performance
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Catherine Masters
Heading to Manchester Film School to study a Degree in Film and TV Production
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Aston Loudon-Tarry
Going on to study a BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics and Security Degree at Manchester Metropolitan University
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Georgia Locke
Teaching Assistant (Learning Difficulties Support) at Mayfield School & College, Chorley
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Abi Brown
Going study BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy Degree at Edge Hill University
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Abbie Spiers
Volunteering with Lancashire Police Constabulary with a view to work
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Lily Matthias
GCSE English and Mathematics
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Hannah Ledgerwood
Studying English Language, Government and Politics and History
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Gabriele Rogers
GCSE Mathematics
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Paolo Passerini
PE Teacher at St Aidan's High School in Poulton-le-Fylde
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Timoteo Volante
A-Level Further Mathematics, Mathematics and Physics
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Finlay Shaw-Mackay
A-Level Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics
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Merle Walmsley
Progressing to University of Leeds to study Languages, Cultures and English
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Laraib Raza
Going on to study Accounting and Finance at University
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Hafsa Latif
Hairdressing Level 3
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Monika Bareikyte
Photography & Moving Image BA (Hons)
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Sam Webster
Games Art and Concepts (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Angel Nelson
Hairdressing Level 3
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Katie-Louise Dolman
Games Art and Concepts (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Gemma Holmes
BA (Hons) with Human Resource Management
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Hepi Begum
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
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Zahira Begum
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Oliver Webb
Photography BA (Hons)
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Habibah Iqbal
BA (Hons) Education Studies
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Les Cade
Laws LLM (Masters)
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Danielle Carolan
Level 3 Beauty Therapy
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Ben Cregg
Carpentry and Joinery Level 3
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Kieran Waddicor
Skills for Work
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Mohammed Hamza Hussain
FdA Public Service Management (Housing) Foundation Degree
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Ian McManus
BSc (Hons) Computing Top Up
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Thomas Williams
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Entry
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Amina Khan
BA (Hons) Education Studies
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Katie Rigby
BA (Hons) Counselling
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Jack Bolton
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Joanne Hawkins
BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Top Up)
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Uzair Iqbal - BA (Hons) Accounting
BA (Hons) Accounting
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Samantha Cooper
BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Foundation Entry)
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Ashley Fenlon
BA (Hons) Graphic Communications
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Faye Cockcroft
BA (Hons) Education Studies
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Sheryl Winward-Burns
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
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Emma Halliwell
BA (Hons) English Language and English Literature with Foundation Entry
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Paul Hutchinson
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Entry
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Bradley Mausolf
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Entry
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Daniel McComb
PGCE
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Emma Colbert
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Fiona Cullen
FdA Criminology & Criminal Justice Foundation Degree
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Luke Chadwick
BA (Hons) Education Studies
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Helen Guiver
BA (Hons) English Literature and History
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Khadeeja Shafi
GCSE English Language (Grade 7), GCSE Maths (Grade 4)
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Alia Hadar
GCSE Maths (Grade 6), GCSE English Language (Grade 4)
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Lucy Bowles
Progressing to University of Central Lancashire to study Law
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Maryam Akooji
English Language, Sociology and Psychology, achieving A, B, C
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Leah Clare
Progressing to Lancaster University to study Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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Jack Esson
Progressing to Lancaster University to study Mathematics and Computer Science
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Josh Sixx
Capita TV Licensing Sector Based Work Academy
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Tamoor Shah
Capita TV Licensing Sector Based Work Academy
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Ume Habiba Syeda
CELTA Online
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Ramadan Alhamroni
CELTA
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Fiona Cullen
FdA Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Rebecca Heath
Procurement Officer at Totally Local in Stockport
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Aiden Jones -
Category Buyer at Fort Vale Engineering
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Christina Gabbitas
Now an award-winning Children's Author
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Chloe Fennell
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Imogen Ellerington-Holden
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Ajwa Ibrar
Art, Design and Media Level 1
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Goe Chaiprasit Thopsi
Textiles, Fashion and Design (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Thierry Balshaw
Creative Media Production (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Katherine Blinkhorn
Game Art and Concepts (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Rachel Holt
Textiles, Fashion and Design (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Casey Lawlor
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Jane Beckwith
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Maryam Rehman
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Joy Clarke
Art and Design (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Cerys Wrigglesworth
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Ksenia Placinska
Creative Media Production (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Lydia McCaig
Fine Art BA (Hons)
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Zahira Begum
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Ashley Fenlon
Graphic Communications BA (Hons)
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Afifa Vepari
Contemporary Fashion BA (Hons)
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Lyndsey Blezard
Fine Art BA (Hons)
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Billy Drinkwater
Graphic Communication BA (Hons)
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Catherine Richmond
Contemporary Textiles BA (Hons) + Interior Design FdA
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Shannon Lampitt
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Emma Colbert
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Sumaya Sheik
Graphic Design (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Danyaal Mahmood
Computing, IT Skills and Preparation for Work Level 1
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Anita Afzal
Early Years Educator Level 3 Diploma
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Danielle Carolan
Level 3 Beauty Therapy
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Ruth Goulding
FdA Teaching and Learning Support (Primary)
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Laurence Gray
Creative Media Production Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Paul Roberts
BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Performance
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Tye Murray
Basic Skills and GCSE
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James Bell
Basic Skills and GCSE
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Christian Wilson
Car and Motor Vehicle Auto Electrical Mechanic Apprenticeship Level 2
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Megan Ainsworth
Auto Electrical Specialist Level 2
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Bethany Hinton
Business and Administration Apprenticeship (Level 2 Intermediate)
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Ebony Bell
The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship - BA (Hons) Business Management with Leadership
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Benjamin Riley
Business and Administration Apprenticeship (Level 2 Intermediate)
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Shoaib Mohammed
Skills for Work (Step into ELHT)
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Ella Spencer
Early Years Educator Level 3
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Fatima Bootwala
Applied Science Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Trevor Wong
Business and Administration Apprenticeship Level 2
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Grace Hyer
Business with Accounting Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Alexandra Mawdsley
Health and Social Care Level 3 Extended Diploma (Cadet Programme)
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Hamza Arshad
Sport Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Mohammed Ali
Mechanical Engineering Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Lewis Sunderland
Computing with Programming, Games Development & Cyber Security - Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Aisha Hussain
Business with Law Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Reece Kerr
Mechanical Engineering Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Scott Fenton
Creative Media Production Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Zaiba Adam
Applied Science Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Zara Stanworth
Health and Social Care Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Avais Khawaja
Mechanical Engineering Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Noah Belcham
Level 3 Mechanical Engineering
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Grace Bradford
Level 3 Extended Diploma Business and Law and A-Level Art
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Mark Andrew Garner
Skills for Work
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Jonathan Sula
Motor Vehicle Apprenticeship
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Nadia Patel
A-Levels
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Mary Devers
FdA Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Clive Riley
CMI level 7 in Strategic Management
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Joanne Miller
FdA Coaching and Mentoring
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Mark Knight
FdA Coaching and Mentoring
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Michelle McAuley
ILM Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management
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Craig Prescott
Business with Accounting Level 3
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Reece Pickering
Business with Accounting Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Kirsty Hardman
BA (Hons) Contemporary Fashion
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Heidi Grunshaw
BA (Hons) Wellbeing and Social Care Practices
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Charlotte Hargreaves
BA (Hons) English Language and Literary Studies
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Sarah Greenhalgh
FdA Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Mary-Lee Slade
BA (Hons) English Language and Literary Studies
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Michelle Priestman
HNC Construction and the Built Environment
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Rebecca Pearson
BA (Hons) Counselling
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Andrew Richardson
BSc (Hons) Computing
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Marek Ellis-Ebbrell
BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching & Performance
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Liene Bluma
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (Counselling and Health)
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Mehtaab Waseem
FdA Hospitality Management
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Aaminah Nassar
BA (Hons) Accounting with Financial Services
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Stella Boothman
BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Jodie Dunne
BA (Hons) Business Accounting
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Amy Law
Graphic Design (UAL) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Michaela Kennedy
Level 3 Interactive Software and Media Diploma
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Declan Walsh
Level 3 Public Services (Uniformed or Non-Uniformed)
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Lewis Parkinson
Lewis Parkinson - Level 3 Apprenticeship in Design
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Irfan Seedat
Level 3 Public Services (Uniformed or Non-Uniformed)
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Sannah Abbas
Level 3 Extended Diploma Applied Science
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Kyle Townsend
Level 1 Health and Social Care
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Zack Driver
Level 3 Professional Cookery
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Toby Foster-Haworth
Music Performance Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Jamal Basir
GCSE Maths
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Judith Addison
GCSE Italian
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Timoteo Volante
GCSE
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Sam Webster
GCSE Maths and English
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Chloe Dickinson
Chloe Dickinson - GCSE
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Julia Chudzinska
A-Levels
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Jessica Carrie
A-Levels
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Michael Robinson
A-Levels
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Abdullah Ali
A-Levels
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Stella Robinson
A-Levels
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Tabassum Vaka
A-Levels
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Lotte Neil
A-Levels
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Sarah Greenhalgh
Sarah Greenhalgh – FdA Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Ased Mahmood
Ased Mahmood - A-Levels (Biology and Chemistry)
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Zairab Zabier
LLB (Hons) Law
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Tanveer Hussain
A-Levels (Economics, Maths & Statistics, Government and Politics)
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Farzana Chand
Social Science, RE and Classical Civilisation
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Emma Fox
BA (Hons) English Language and Literary Studies
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Mohammed Lunat
A-Levels
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Haiydar Ali
Public Services (Uniformed or Non-Uniformed) Level 2
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Aqib Banaras
Catering and Food Profession Level 1
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Emma Jackson
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (Counselling and Health)
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Mariyah Sang
Health and Social Care (Cadet Programme) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Sarah Holden
Level 2 Hairdressing
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Robyn Griggs
Robyn Griggs - BA (Hons) Illustration and Animation
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Keira Nuttall
Keira Nuttall - BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Daisy Heyes
Level 3 Art and Design (UAL)
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Sean Taylor
BA (Hons) Photography
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Caitlin Stracey
Art and Design Foundation Diploma (UAL)
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Harrison Hunt
Harrison Hunt - BA (Hons) Design (Graphic Communication)
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Hannah Balshaw
Foundation Diploma Art and Design (UAL)
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Banu Adam
Banu Adam - BA (Hons) Education Studies
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Fabio Fiocca
Fabio Fiocca - BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
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Rhys Llewellyn
Maintenance and Repair Specialist Level 1
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Jade Blackledge
JBSc (Hons) Complementary and Integrative Health
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Sam Fenton
BA (Hons) Photography
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Talat Naveed
FdSc Computing
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William Raynor
Level 1 Military Academy
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Amber Simpson
BA (Hons) Contemporary Fashion
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Emilie Cave
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (Counselling and Health)
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Tracey Langford
Level 3 Professional Cookery
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Kristy Simpson
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
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Tyrone Elcock
Barbering Level 3 Apprenticeship
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James Hillman
GCSE Maths and English
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Jessica Tighe
Level 3 Barbering Apprenticeship
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Wesley Beswick
Level 2 Auto Electric Specialist
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Brandon Allison
Skills for Life (English and Maths) and HNC Construction and the Built Environment
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Sundus Mahmood
Level 3 Construction
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Melissa Cooper
LLB (Hons) Law
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Lucy Kershaw
Level 3 Photography
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Tahir Patel
BEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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Casey Jo Kenny
Level 3 Computing (with Programming, Games Development and Cyber Security)
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Katie Hargreaves
Extended Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Cadet)
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Hamzah Ahmed
Level 3 Extended Diploma Electrical/Electronic Engineering
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Noor Saeed
LLB (Hons) Law
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Barbara Hoyle
ILM Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship in Leadership & Management
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Laura Durkin
CIPD Higher Level Apprenticeship
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Lynsey Talbot
ILM Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship in Leadership & Management
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Emma Riley
BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapies and Integrative Health Degree
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Jolanta Gluchowska
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
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Daniel McKay
BSc (Hons) Computing
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Rebecca Nicholls
A-Levels Accounting, Business Studies and Law
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Molly Reeves
Level 2 Maintenance and Repair Specialist
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Rosemary Cooper
FdA Coaching and Mentoring
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Chelsea Pilkington
Level 3 Health and Social Care
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Abigail Rawcliffe
Level 3 Early Years Educator
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Ian Dunbar
Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Studies
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Ruby Hitchen
Level 3 Extended Diploma Health and Social Care (Cadet Programme)
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Anthony Taylor
Level 3 Business with Accounting and Careers Academy
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Toni Whalley
Travel and Tourism Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Ali Syed
Sport Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Lewis Baron
Applied Science Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Craig Jeffrey
Public Services (Uniformed or Non-Uniformed) Level 3
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Fraser Todd
Music Technology Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Ali Mushtaq
Auto Electrical Specialist Level 3
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Fahima Ahmed
Creative Media Production Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Noah Belcham
Mechanical Engineering Level 3
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Haleema Shaukat
IT (with Programming, Games Development and Cyber Security) - Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Olivia Rigby
Art and Design (UAL) Foundation Diploma
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Nashra Khan
Architecture and Advanced Construction Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Caroline Kelly
Patisserie and Confectionery – Level 3
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Siana Matthews
Travel & Tourism Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Nicole Carter
Sport Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Cale McKno
Music Performance Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Shaheer Ganchi
Auto Electrical Specialist Level 3
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George Turner
Creative Media Production Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Shanza Khan
Business with Law Level 3
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Chloe Sidwell
Hairdressing Level 3
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Liam Webber
Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship Level 3
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Adil Younis
Architecture and Advanced Construction Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Raeesa Jaffer
IT Level 3
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James Donnelly
Professional Cookery Level 3
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Kelsea Holden
Beauty Therapy Level 3
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Conor Knowles
Business with Law Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Liam Cross
L2 Business and Administrative Apprenticeship
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Akisha Musa
A-Levels
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Safiyyah Makda
A-Levels
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James Lord
A-Levels
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Faye Bretherton
A-Levels
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Courtney Beaghan
A-Levels
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Noor Ul Huda Ghouri
A-Levels
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Joanne Hawkins
FdSc Sports Coaching and Performance
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Jodie Murray
FdSc Sports Coaching and Performance
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Matthew Savage
BA (Hons) Photography
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Ciara Brown
UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
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Aaron Dunleavy
Creative Media Production/Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (FAD)
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Georgia Brennan
Health and Social Care (Cadet Programme) Level 3 Extended Diploma
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Mohammed Abid Saleh
A-Levels
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Lisa Cockerill
Level 2 Fashion & Textiles Apprenticeship
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Jane Saothong
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Applied Science
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Skye Page
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare
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Rebecca Fletcher
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care (Cadet Programme)
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Sana Essa
Sana Essa - Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business with Accounting
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Jade Smith
Level 2 Motor Vehicle Mechanical Diploma
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Thomas Lancaster
Level 3 Interactive Media and Software
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Jordan Canty
Level 3 Interactive Media and Software
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Ashley Taylor
ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management