Student Case Studies

Lisa came from Ireland to live in England in 2020.On leaving school, Lisa did an apprenticeship in a hairdressing salon for a year. After realising this wasn't the career for her, she decided to get into primary teaching instead.With...

Knowing he wanted to study something care-related, Jaimeson completed a Level 2 Health & Social Care course at ESC before deciding to try Childcare, which he has really enjoyed.Alongside his studies, Jamieson worked as an Assistant at a Kinde...

Molly previously studied Childcare Level 2 and chose the Childcare pathway as she is passionate about helping children with disabilities. Her reasons for applying to ESC include it being her local college and:"I heard about the col...

Lauren studied Child Development as one of her subjects at school before coming to East Surrey College to study Childcare. She wanted to study Childcare as she is passionate about working with young children. Her school recommended East Surrey Colleg...

Faith initially joined East Surrey College on a School Links Hairdressing programme, but changed to Childcare Level 3 as she knew she wanted to work with children and "the course would introduce me to a wider range of jobs available." ...

Elizabeth visited various college Open Events, and decided that ESC was best suited to her career aspirations and found that: “ESC was so much more welcoming and friendly – I was excited to start the course and be part of the fam...

Lily joined ESC on Childcare Level 2, after missing a Maths GCSE Pass by one mark! Determined to continue towards the Level 3 qualification, she found that "it definitely helped me feel more ready for Level 3, as I gained a lot of knowledge.&quo...

Alison was awarded Student of the Year for Childcare Level 3. She completed a work placement in her first year at Furzefield Primary School and was asked back in her second year on the course. She is hoping to work there full-time for a year before r...