The Student Ambassadors

Photograph courtesy of the Oldham Evening Chronicle

The student ambassadors at OSFC are a specially selected team of Year 13 students, who help to represent the College at various events, including Information Mornings and Taster Days. They have been handpicked to represent the College after a successful Year 12 and an application process and interview within College. The scheme has been running successfully for three years and the new ambassador team is now in place for 2011 to 2012.

Easily identified in their royal blue polo shirts, the ambassadors offer a warm welcome to pupils from our feeder schools and are able to share their experiences of college life. They also play a key role in reassuring new students as they make the transition from school to college.

Jack Schofield is a student ambassador who joined the Sixth Form College from North Chadderton School. He says,

‘I became a student ambassador because I feel that coming to Oldham Sixth Form College is one of the best decisions I ever made. I have had an amazing experience, so far, to the extent that I really look forward to coming in, not just to see friends, but to my lessons as well. I am committed to promoting the College and convincing more students to choose OSFC and enjoy a similar experience to the one I have had.’  

Jack studies English Literature, English Language, History and Media Studies and would like to study
English Language with Linguistics at university in the hope of becoming a journalist or a speech therapist.

Student ambassadors are selected because they are good communicators, approachable and friendly and also dedicated and committed students, who help to create the positive atmosphere that OSFC is known for.

As well as being a rewarding role, the scheme offers the ambassadors a fantastic opportunity to develop their own interpersonal skills, enhance their organisational skills and increase their confidence – all which are vital for higher education and employment.

The feedback from previous ambassadors has shown that they truly enjoy the role and benefit from the experiences it brings.

Kimberley Glabeke was an ambassador from 2010 to 2011. She said of the experience, ‘I helped with Taster Days, careers events, Information Mornings and prize givings.   I got to meet prospective students and sometimes parents and tell them about my time at OSFC, while also promoting particular subjects and explaining programmes of study. I really grew in confidence as a result of my role. I now know that I can communicate well with people and that pupils felt I was approachable and reassuring. I also felt it was something very positive to include on my UCAS application. I would definitely recommend the role to anyone.’

Kim has gone on to study French at Salford University.

If you would like to know more about the work of the Student Ambassadors, please contact Sarah Shaw at ssw@osfc.ac.uk

Rubena Begum
Former School: Grange Secondary School
Subjects at College: Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: First Aid Enrichment and EPQ
Plans for the Future: I hope to progress on to university to study Biomedical Sciences.
Why OSFC?: It is a friendly enviroment to study and offers a wide range of courses.

Farhana Chowdhury
Former School: Grange Secondary School
Subjects at College: Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: EPQ
Plans for the Future: I hope to progress on to university to study Pharmacy
Why OSFC?: Because of its reputation and it has an excellent environment to study in.  

Charlotte Daniel
Former School: Mossley Holins High School
Subjects at College: Biology, Chemistry, French and English Lit
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: Oxbridge Enrichment
Plans for the Future: I plan to study Pharmacy or Medicine at university.
Why OSFC?: The science facilities were the best available to me and the course choices were excellent.

Emily Dodman
Former School: Hollingworth High School
Subjects at College: Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: Duke of Edinburgh Gold and EPQ
Plans for the Future: I would either like to study to become a veterinary surgeon or medicine with a view to becoming a nurse or midwife.
Why OSFC?: Looked like a friendly and safe environment to study in. The course range looked good and reputable.

Avais Fayyaz
Former School: St Augustines of Canterbury
Subjects at College: Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Computing
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: Aim Higher
Plans for the Future: To study Dentistry at university.
Why OSFC?: Offered the best combination of subjects i wanted to study. Out of all the colleges I looked at OSFC had the best atmosphere.

Natalia Ghorcy-Mehasi
Former School: Kaskenmoor Secondary School
Subjects at College: Government and Politics, Business Studies, English Lit and Art and Textiles
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: EPQ and Salaam Society
Plans for the Future:I plan to go to university but I'm unsure what to do, they would like to become a young entrepreneur.
Why OSFC?: OSFC offered a diverse range of subjects with high standard of pass rates. It's very accessible from where I live and has a really friendly atmosphere.

Umair Khan
Former School: The Radclyffe Secondary School
Subjects at College: Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: EPQ and member of the Student Association
Plans for the Future:I hope to progress on to university to study Medicine.
Why OSFC?: Speaking to previous students they told me that OSFC was an excellent place to study. The options available in terms of subject choice were immense. The teachers are really helpful and a great place to study.

Corisse Ledward
Former School: Droylsden County High School
Subjects at College: Dance, Graphics, Fine Art and Business Studies
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: Art Aim Higher and West Side Story
Plans for the Future: I plan to go to dance college to gain a degree and teaching qualification to hopefully become a dance teacher.
Why OSFC?: My sister came to OSFC and after seeing the college and the work my sister had done I wanted to go there. Going to the open day and looking at the courses I wanted to do also gave me more motivation to go to OSFC.

Dorothy Nabitak
Former School: North Manchester Community School
Subjects at College: Chemistry, Biology and Maths
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities: First Aid Enrichment, Biology Journal Club
Plans for the Future: To go to university to study medicine or biochemistry.
Why OSFC?: It is an outstanding college with excellent results. Caring member's of staff that are always there to help you.