Learner of the Month – May 2017

Terrific Tommy!


Many congratulations to Thomas for winning this months Learner of the Month award. Thomas was nominated by Learner Support Assistant, Nickie Hawkes who nominated Thomas for his achievement and progress while attending the Ashington Returneeship programme.

Thomas started the three week course with very little confidence and was initially reluctant to ask for support from others. As the course progressed, Thomas pushed his personal boundaries and began taking part in group activities and discussions and made valued contributions to group teamwork tasks. In time, Thomas formed strong bonds with his classmates and began to feel comfortable to ask for support from his peers as well as the tutors and support staff on the course.

With the support and help needed, Thomas was able to progress quickly and soon started reading and writing confidently showing pride in his work when presenting to the rest of the group.

Thomas is now gaining practical skills while on his work experience placement. We hope Thomas is able to put utilise his new found confidence to progress further in his role and secure permanent employment.