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WINTER 2016
Inspiring Achievement
Graduation 2015
Laura Aitken
I have always found psychology
interesting and knew that was
the career route that I wanted to
take, so when I left school I came
to Ayrshire College to study HNC
Social Sciences, which was a great
place to start.
The course was fantastic as it
covered a wide range of subjects
and covered my main interests
including psychology, criminology
and research methods. I have
learnt so much from the course,
developing new skills such as
organisation skills, communication
skills and report writing, all of
which will benefit me at university.
I found my college experience
to be fulfilling both socially and
academically. Due to my disability,
I was initially apprehensive about
coming to college. However,
this was short-lived as both the
students and the staff were so
supportive. Not only did I leave
college with an HNC qualification,
I also left with a great group of
friends.
I’m so excited to have accepted
a place at Glasgow Caledonian
University to study Applied
Psychology.
Stephen Wilson
Before I came to college I was
a roofer for five years. I wanted
to do something different and
become a PE teacher or sport
coaching lecturer.
The course was brilliant. I went
down to Bath for the British
Championships for two years and
we also did a lot of volunteering.
I worked with disabled children
at Ayrshire Sportsability events. It
was really rewarding and opened
my eyes to see how disabled
children can take part in sport by
making slight adaptions.
I went on a placement with
Crosshouse Primary and Grange
Academy. Through volunteering
at Crosshouse, I went on their
residential trips for two years and
I now have a summer job with the
East Ayrs