Sandy
From the Low Road to the High Road – how Sandy Kilpatrick found his purpose at Fircroft.
Lorna
Mother Garden Bootcamp
Read about how Lorna flourished into a passionate and very successful gardener after completing our Mother Garden Bootcamp course at Fircroft College.
Andrew
Free Thinking, Level 2 Certificate in Digital Skills for Work and Level 3 Certificate in ICT Systems and Principles
“I felt it was a great environment for students – friendly, lots of support and encouragement and I felt the college inspired me to do better.”
Kayum
Access to Higher Education (Social Science and Humanities)
The six acres of gardens along with a calm and mature college have enabled him to go back into education, and enjoy it.
Adam
Award in Independent Advocacy
Adam studied a range of personal and social development courses on their journey to university.
Free Thinking Case Studies
A range of positive experiences from students of Fircroft’s Free Thinking course.
Debbie
ESOL
I received great support to build my confidence and capability in working with students online and it’s very rewarding to see the students progress and achieve.
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Access Course, 1970's
“Take full advantage of your time at Fircroft. See it as a foundation in learning how to work with people and identifying what you want out of life.”
Natalie
Level 3 Award in Education and Training
“I now have the confidence to continue to pursue a long-life dream.”
Fiona
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health
“After a challenging time, suffering with depression I decided that I wanted to gain some new skills”
Nichola
Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Award
“I studied one of the Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Awards at Fircroft in 2022 and will always be grateful.”
Alison
A range of short courses
Alison first came out as transgender publicly in 2016 after hiding her feeling of being a different gender since she was 6 years old.
Ginger-May
The Free Thinking Course
See how the Fircroft Free Thinking course helped Ginger May to start looking to the future.
Anas
Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Awards
Anas is an Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Award student, living in Birmingham and working at a local charity. Read what he thinks of the Awards and how they are helping him.
Danny
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health
After the COVID-19 lockdown, Danny, like many people, was affected by the impact of isolation. Read about how he thrived at Fircroft and went into employment.