Student journeys

Take a look at what some of our fantastic students say about how their Fircroft student journeys helped them to change their lives.

Student journey - Sandy

Sandy

From the Low Road to the High Road – how Sandy Kilpatrick found his purpose at Fircroft.

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Student journey - Lorna

Lorna

Mother Garden Bootcamp

Read about how Lorna flourished into a passionate and very successful gardener after completing our Mother Garden Bootcamp course at Fircroft College.

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Student journey - Andrew

Andrew

Free Thinking, Level 2 Certificate in Digital Skills for Work and Level 3 Certificate in ICT Systems and Principles

“I felt it was a great environment for students – friendly, lots of support and encouragement and I felt the college inspired me to do better.”

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Student journey - Kayum

Kayum

Access to Higher Education (Social Science and Humanities)

The six acres of gardens along with a calm and mature college have enabled him to go back into education, and enjoy it.

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Student journey - Adam

Adam

Award in Independent Advocacy

Adam studied a range of personal and social development courses on their journey to university.

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Student journey - Free Thinking Case Studies

Free Thinking Case Studies

A range of positive experiences from students of Fircroft’s Free Thinking course.

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Student journey - Debbie

Debbie

ESOL

I received great support to build my confidence and capability in working with students online and it’s very rewarding to see the students progress and achieve.

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Student journey - Paul

Paul

Access Course 1991/1992

“The tutors inspired and invested in us to be creative thinkers. “

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Student journey - Fircroft Welcomes Alumni

Fircroft Welcomes Alumni

Access Course, 1970's

“Take full advantage of your time at Fircroft. See it as a foundation in learning how to work with people and identifying what you want out of life.”

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Student journey - Natalie

Natalie

Level 3 Award in Education and Training

“I now have the confidence to continue to pursue a long-life dream.”

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Student journey - Fiona

Fiona

Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health

“After a challenging time, suffering with depression I decided that I wanted to gain some new skills”

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Student journey - Nichola

Nichola

Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Award

“I studied one of the Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Awards at Fircroft in 2022 and will always be grateful.”

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Student journey - Alison

Alison

A range of short courses

Alison first came out as transgender publicly in 2016 after hiding her feeling of being a different gender since she was 6 years old.

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Student journey - Ginger-May

Ginger-May

The Free Thinking Course

See how the Fircroft Free Thinking course helped Ginger May to start looking to the future.

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Student journey - Anas

Anas

Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Awards

Anas is an Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Award student, living in Birmingham and working at a local charity. Read what he thinks of the Awards and how they are helping him.

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Student journey - Danny

Danny

Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health

After the COVID-19 lockdown, Danny, like many people, was affected by the impact of isolation. Read about how he thrived at Fircroft and went into employment.

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