Meet the students

Find out more about our former students and the exciting careers they have developed.

Alice, Sport and Coaching Level 3 Alumni

Alice studied at Activate Learning between 2016 and 2018. She's now been accepted onto a PGCE with the view to becoming a secondary school PE teacher.

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    Lauren, Beauty Therapy, Level 3

    Beauty Therapy

    Lauren Barker has “big aspirations” after studying Beauty Therapy at Reading College and hopes to go into management at a leading skincare company. Lauren Barker has “big aspirations” after studying Beauty Therapy at Reading College and hopes to go i

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    Khalia, Performing Arts Level 3

    Performing and Production Arts

    Khalia Willett is studying for a Dance Level 3 Extended Diploma. She is passionate about dancing and her background is in street dance and freestyle disco.

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    Kai, Performing and Production Arts, Level 3

    Performing and Production Arts

    Kai chose to study performing arts at City of Oxford College after believing that college would open more doors for him in his chosen field.

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    Imogen, Media Makeup, Level 3

    Media Makeup

    Imogen Sandy combines a hair and media make-up programme at Reading College with a part-time job at a high street store beauty counter.

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    Grace, Business, Level 3

    Grace graduated from Activate Learning’s City of Oxford College with a Business Level 3 Extended Diploma in 2019.

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    Gabby, Health and Social Care: Clinical, Level 3

    Gabby studied the Health and Social Care Level 3 Extended Diploma at Activate Learning’s Banbury and Bicester College and graduated in 2019.

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    Fraser, Horticulture, Level 3

    Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

    Fraser studies Horticulture Level 3. During his course, he had the opportunity visit and work at RHS Wisley where students were tasked with collecting plants as part of a project sponsored by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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    Eric, Professional Cookery, Level 3

    Hospitality and Professional Cookery

    Eric studies the Advanced Technical Diploma in Professional Cookery Level 3 and the Advanced Patisserie Level 2 programmes at City of Oxford College.

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    Enda, Teacher Training, Level 7

    Teaching and Education

    I always wanted to become a teacher, ever since a young age.

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    Chloe, Animal Management Level 3

    Animal Management and Agriculture

    I always thought I could never really become a Zoo Keeper, I thought it was beyond anything I was capable of, even though it was my childhood dream to run my own zoo!

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