Case Studies

Why did you apply for a Nuffield Research Placement? The Nuffield Research Placement appeared as a good opportunity for me to gain some insight into the working conditions for a scientist. Being...

A former Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Student, Nikolai Simic chose the apprenticeship route to get ahead in his career. He was successful in securing an apprenticeship within 3M and shares...

These past two months within Leicestershire Education Business Company were amazing! Nobody can imagine how much I have learnt. I have gained so many skills like independence in my work as well as in...

“I have observed procedures, shadowing a doctor on his ward rounds. There were  lots of opportunities to ask questions of junior doctors and gain a lot of knowledge to inform my...

“I have developed my communication and IT skills, working with data sets on the computer.” – Erika Grimbley, Year 10, Woodbrook Vale School Dr Kathryn Jones, Erika supervisors...

My Experience of NCS – summer NCS My name is Samiyha Naqvi and I used to attend Judgemeadow Community College and I currently study at Leicester Grammar School. When I first heard about...

My Experience of NCS Hi I’m Harrison and I attend Leicester Grammar School.  The week before NCS started I was very excited, I was on the final wave of the summer holidays, and my...

My Experience of NCS My name is Bushra Jalil and last year, as I had finished my GCSE’s at The City of Leicester College, I decided to say take the plunge and say YES to NCS. I’m...

My Experience of NCS Hi I’m Ashleigh and I did NCS in the Summer of 2015.  I’m now studying at South Leicestershire College. All of NCS is a good memory but there were parts...