• Rebecca Hanlon
    Beauty Therapy 1998 - 2001

    As soon as she finished her course Rebecca was offered employment at a beauty salon, where she soon had a senior role. Less than four years later she started her own business. She describes her career in beauty therapy as enormously satisfying and is looking forward to expanding her business.

     

  • John Sambrook
    Music Technology 2001 - 2006

    A professional sound engineer and recording producer with a unique production sound, John met the technical challenges of recording a live performance by a choir of 100 voices with orchestral backing. A supporter of the Class Act project to assist young musicians, he has established his own record label, Dusted Records UK.

     

  • Adam Smith
    Motor Vehicle 2006 - 2009

    Training at Stafford College enabled Adam to become part of a family tradition. He combined his training with work as a Mechanic Technician at Perkins Bros Garage in Cannock. Working alongside him is his grandfather, Robert, who began his career as an apprentice at the garage he now owns. Eventually, Robert hopes that Adam will take over the business.

     

  • Alison Malcolm
    Hospitality Management 1995 - 1998

    Alison enjoyed a successful career in catering management, culminating a role as Operations Manager at Heathrow Airport. She came back to College to teach young people taking their first steps in the industry and is now a Faculty Manager with overall responsibility for the hospitality courses as well as the acclaimed college restaurants

     

  • Vivienne Bailey
    Photography 1994 - 1996

    Honoured in the Midlands Press Photographer of the Year Awards, Vivienne also won a Merit Award from the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers. Now self-employed, she says highlights of her career so far have included opportunities to picture David and Victoria Beckham, Julie Walters, Frank Skinner and the last flight of Concorde.

     

  • Meg Wilton
    Sport & Exercise Science 2008 - 2010

    In addition to playing football for Aston Villa Ladies and representing the College side, Meg received the call-up to play for England Colleges after impressing the selectors at a training camp at Lilleshall National Sports Centre. The selectors described Meg as a credit to her college whilst on international duty.

     

  • Jay Rowley
    NVQ Level 2 Trowel Occupations 2005 - 2007

    Senior Champion in the prestigious Guild of Bricklayers' Competition 2008, Jay qualified through an apprenticeship. In 2007 he was invited to represent apprentices at a Downing Street reception hosted by PM Gordon Brown.

     

  • Janet Glew
    Foundation Degree in Early Years 2006 - 2008

    Childminder Janet gained a distinction in her foundation degree and her research was quoted in The Guardian newspaper. Nominated for a Governors' Certificate of Merit, she acts as a mentor to people starting out in the field.

     

  • Jan Davenport
    Sculpture 1999 - 2003

    Jan believes that it's never too late to learn something new. When she retired, she finally had time to take an evening class in sculpture at Stafford College. She is now an award-winning artist and fulfilled a lifelong ambition with the selection of her work for the prestigious Society of Women Artists Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London

     

  • Paul Slinn
    GCSE & A Levels 2006 - 2009

    Coming to college without formal qualifications, Paul got a Grade A in GCSE English followed just a year later with a top grade at A-Level. The winner of a regional award for adult learners, Paul is keen to encourage other mature students and hopes to follow a degree course with work at Stafford College.

     

  • ESOL students from Nepal
    English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) certificate 2007 -2008

    These women attended language classes provided by Stafford College for the families of Ghurkha soldiers stationed locally. Having danced for visitors to the campus on Cultural Diversity Day they were invited to perform at a national awards ceremony in London.

     

  • Richard Cullen
    Hospitality & Catering 2002 -2004

    After College Richard worked for Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's before returning to the family restaurant near Stone. Richard was named Young Chef of Tomorrow in the Taste of Staffordshire Awards of 2007 and Master Chef of the Year in 2008.