Student Case Studies

Ana knew a Cabin Crew course would be right for her after hearing all about JRC at a careers talk at her school. After coming along to an Open Event, Ana was keen to enrol:"I met the staff who were really nice and I liked the environment so ...

Dan studied a Cleaning & Support Services Level 2 Apprenticeship with us, before moving up to a role within our Facilities Team! He's now progressed on to another position externally, but looks back fondly at his time at JRC saying "To s...

Carmen, a Creative Media Level 2 student undertook work experience at Videoblogg Productions, a full service digital production company. During the work experience, she was able to undertake different tasks including video production, writing movie r...

Bradley had heard about JRC from a few friends he had at the College, and was keen to research JRC after hearing great things about it. He decided an Apprenticeship would be the best route for him as "I can get the best experience possi...

Kornelija has started her journey with JRC on a BTEC Level 3 Sport course. She has always been interested in sports and “wanted to know how the human body works. The course caught my attention as it covered the whole anatomy and health and fitn...

Our Vice President of the Student Union for the year 19/20, Christian, decided to study Sport Level 3 having completed a KS4 course in English with us right here at JRC. He then progressed onto Sport Level 1, and has worked his way up. Christian orig...

Maria came to the UK when she was 14 and since then she has always studied at John Ruskin College. She started by studying ESOL Entry Level 2 to start to build on her skills. Maria then decided to study a Level 2 Qualification in Childcare, but ...

Hawa started in Health & Social Care at school and found it really interesting. She decided she wanted to do it as a career, so took the next step with JRC. She chose to study at John Ruskin College because she felt she could learn abou...

Having had a keen interest in make-Up, art and hair as a child, Hillary decided to join JRC on a Hair & Make-Up Level 3 course. She liked the set-up of the department, and since joining the course has found the support fantastic.“You ge...

Crina found the course she was looking for at John Ruskin College, choosing Hairdressing Level 3 due to her passion for hair. She likes to be creative and enjoys meeting new people, making them feel better about themselves by dressing their hair....

Hairdressing started as a hobby for Aimee, she enjoyed styling hair regularly so thought it would be interesting to learn new skills in the hair industry.“My sister used to study at JRC and had heard good things about the hair department, s...

Jeanie joined JRC after visiting us at an Open Event. She spoke to one of the Childcare tutors and really liked chatting to her, adding “she really sold the course for me!”Aspiring to become a Private Nanny, the course stood out to Je...

After studying her Health & Social Care Level 2 qualification with John Ruskin College, Hannah decided to continue with us on a Level 3 Childcare course.. Hannah decided that she would like to work in a primary school, so the course was great for...

Our student Shikira decided to join a Creative Digital Media Production Level 3 course after completing a Graphic Design GCSE at her previous school. She chose the course as she has a keen interest in Media as well as the filming itself and proc...

Olumide came to John Ruskin College to study Graphic Design. He decided to study the course as he has always been into Art and Design and particularly chose JRC as he felt comfortable and even went on to say “if I had to, I would...

Our student Shanel embarked on an Applied Science Level 3 course with JRC with the ambition of becoming a Cardiothoracic Surgeon. She chose John Ruskin College as it was recommended to her by her family. Shanel then went to one of our Open Events and...