Inspirational Stories

We all need a bit of inspiration in our lives now and again which is why we decided to put together a list of celebrities, entrepreneurs and others who have been-there, done-that, decided uni was not for them and want to tell you about their journeys

Debby Wright

Debby Wright (Grant Thornton, Liverpool) was awarded four Grade As at AS-level, and already had ten GCSE qualifications. On leaving school [...]

Georgia Bell – The Fashion Retail Academy

I was attending Chelsea School of Art studying fashion design after leaving school when I realised that I wasn’t [...]

Lydia Moore Racehorse Groom

Lydia, originally from Shropshire, had no hands on experience of racehorses before applying for the 9 Week Foundation Apprenticeship Course [...]

Safi – Early Childhood Studies

How did you hear about Montessori? My country of origin, Sri Lanka, is highly influenced by Montessori. I attended a Montessori [...]

Tom Waterworth

In only one year, I went from dropping out of my A-levels to launching a successful career in the fitness [...]

Darren Stopler

Darren Stopler started his Apprenticeship at Westover Nissan working in their workshop, as well as one day a week at [...]

Matthew Williams

For most 14 year olds, the summer between ending Year 10 and starting Year 11 is a final taste of [...]

Roxy Freeman Brighton Journalist Works

A Brighton Journalist Works student, who didn’t go to school nor straight to university, but still managed to pass her [...]

Richard Hyne at the RNLI

Apprentice Richard Hyne is currently on a 4 year Marine Electronics Apprenticeship with the RNLI. Richard is 21 years old [...]

Kirsty Jackson

Kirsty Jackson from Milton Abbas is a cut above the rest, thanks to her enrolling onto a Hairdressing Apprenticeship. Kirsty, [...]

Elaine Medway

Elaine Medway has always known that she wanted a career in engineering and is on track to achieve her career [...]

Enos Desjardins

I joined the Futureworks Audio Engineering and Production course in September 2007, anxious to get more hands-on experience [...]

Cocktail Bartending

Shaker BarSchool Promo has interviews from some of the Shaker students and some of the most influential people in the [...]