“My Dad was the inspiration for me to follow my dreams. He became ill last year and it made me realise that life is short and that there is no point in having a dream if you’re not going to work for them.

“He passed away just before my exams so that was really tough, but with the...

“I want to work as a teaching assistant so I needed to get my GCSE English and I’m so proud of my grade 6.

“English is my second language and this was my first experience of a UK college. I’ve been very happy here and I’ve learned a lot.”