Among those receiving their results yesterday, was GCSE English and maths learner Irina who achieved an impressive grade 8 in both subjects. “I chose ACL because I needed to provide GCSE results for a teacher training programme as my exams were taken outside of Britain and were not accepted as I did English as a…
Alongside school leavers,our learners across the county have opened their GCSE results! ACL Essex learner, Imogen, has been trying for her GCSE Maths since Year 11 in school, and finally achieved it this year. Imogen said: “I’m a Teaching Assistant in a primary school, and my next steps are to train as a teacher but…
Retrofit Learner Case Study – Leanne Madden Courses undertaken: DEA & Level 4 Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment Combined Course Background Leanne is a highly skilled individual with a great deal of knowledge in the realm of construction and architecture. After, completing her studies in Architectural Technology, Leanne went on to work as an architectural…
Retrofit Learner Case Study – Shirley Gray Courses undertaken: Level 2 Understanding Domestic Retrofit and Level 3 Certificate in Domestic Retrofit Advice Background Shirley is a business graduate, with a background in IT. After taking a 15-year break from her professional career to focus on home-schooling her two children, she was looking for a new…
Not all learners going to university this year will have got there following the traditional A-level route. The Access to Higher Education Diploma is equivalent to A-levels and is recognised by top UK universities as an accepted entry requirement into undergraduate courses, proving that there is more than one route into university. Twenty students sitting…
On 6th July, we celebrated learners at our Annual Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the Central Baptist Church in Chelmsford. Over 30 awards were handed to learners, and among the recipients were Stacey Johnson and Mira Lolliyee, who both studied at ACL Basildon. Stacey Johnson won the Learning in the Workplace Award for her hard…
On 6th July, we celebrated learners at our Annual Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the Central Baptist Church in Chelmsford. Over 30 awards were handed to learners, and among the recipients were Chelmsford-based Helene Mayes, Suzanne Smithies, and Danielle Kelly. Helene Mayes has completed many courses at ACL Chelmsford and said: “Every course I’ve done…
I missed sitting my GCSEs so did not start my adult life with any qualifications at all, however, I always had a keen interest in numbers, so I knew I wanted to be in a FinanI came from a background where education and career for women was not considered important. I was very talented at…
On Wednesday evening, we hosted our 2021 ACL Awards. The last 20 months have been a very challenging time for us all which makes these events even more important. Huge congratulations for Jack Parsons for being awarded AAT (Accounting) Leaner of the Year. Jack has gained his ECDL and Level 2 AAT qualifications, and is…
On Wednesday evening, we hosted our 2021 ACL Awards. The last 20 months have been a very challenging time for us all which makes these events even more important. Huge congratulations for Katie Naum for being awarded Access to HE (Higher Education) Leaner of the Year. Katie left school with only one GCSE and enrolled…