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&MY TUTOR


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Stephanie Gilbert, who had always dreamed of being a beauty therapist, was nominated for the Association of Colleges’ Adult Student of the Year 2018 award by her tutor, Paula Riley, and won. This is their story.


STEPHANIE GILBERT In my youth I enrolled in the Royal Marines, attempting to turn myself into the man that everyone expected, but realised I’d made a big mistake and opted out. I ended up in the construction industry where I did quite well. I had explored other options: one was beauty therapy. But I was living as a man at the time and the idea wasn’t very well received. Circumstances changed when my wife was diagnosed with dementia and I finally transitioned after giving up work to become her full-time carer. Time passed and my wife was taken into a care home. I later rediscovered my dream of becoming a beauty therapist and was accepted on to the Level 2 course at Cornwall College. I wanted to do this because I felt I could offer others in my community and help with things like make-up and wigs. It was Paula who interviewed me for the course. She has


been exceptionally understanding and helpful throughout, as has the college, which has an excellent diversity policy. Paula is passionate about her industry, and that really comes across in her teaching. Paula then encouraged me to complete a Level 3 Swedish Massage course and I have now decided to enrol on the L3 Sports Massage Therapy course.


WHAT’SNEW PAULA RILEY


Stephanie faced many challenges both on a professional and personal level, but has shown great resilience. She has been proactive in helping fellow students and showing care and kindness to all in the wider community. Stephanie has demonstrated a high level of professionalism in all of her studies and high levels of focus on her goals, both short term and long term I qualified in 1982 as a beauty therapist and I have always


worked alongside my teaching role as this provides me with current knowledge and the expertise. I work part-time as a self-employed therapist at two local salons and a spa. I undertook teacher training after my son was born. I later completed my Certificate in Education at Cornwall College where I am a program manager for level 2 Beauty Therapy, Level 2 Nail Technology and Level 3 Sports Massage Therapy. I also have a role as a teaching and learning coach working in the college’s quality department. I feel very passionately about my role and the learner’s experience. Learning needs to be innovative and reflective of the high standards required by our industry. I encourage all learners to draw on their experience to reflect and use their knowledge to become better practitioners.


IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING? AND WHY SHOULD I CARE?


WHAT’S NEW At the end of May, the Government published the Augar Review into Post-18 Education and Funding led by Dr Philip Augar. Its expert panel included Beverley Robinson OBE, the principal and chief executive of Blackpool and Fylde College, and Baroness Wolf of Dulwich. At the launch of the report in London, Prime Minister Theresa


May said: “It’s not enough to simply say that FE and HE should be seen as equals. As the report argues compellingly, to make that happen we will have to invest much more in further education – in the buildings, in the equipment and, of course, in teachers who are expert in their field.”


WHY SHOULD I CARE? The report, which is now left to a new PM to progress, highlighted a number of key challenges and opportunities: • A need for a greatly enlarged and professionalised FE workforce with clear progression routes and development opportunities.


• An increase in teacher and training recruitment and to look at salary comparisons with the schools and HE sector.


• The structure of the “FE college network, particularly in large cities, should be further modified to minimise duplication in reasonable travel to learn areas”.


• Colleges should receive dedicated capital investment of at least £1 billion over the next spending review period. To read the Augar Review in full, visit bit.ly/AugarReview


inTUITION ISSUE 36 • SUMMER 2019 9


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