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ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
@
Tower Hamlets College

TOWER HAMLETS COLLEGE
ACCESS Department
Arbour Square
London
E1 0PT

Welcome to the Tower Hamlets College ACCESS Students' site
THASA is the Tower Hamlets Access Students' Association
Created in 1995, THASA's main aim is to keep past and present Access students informed of news, information and events concerning the ACCESS Department of Tower Hamlets College, East London.

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CONGRATULATIONS...
A massive WELL DONE to all this year's ACCESS students who have

finally finished their studies and can looked forward to a restful summer

before getting ready for the next stage of the adventure when they go to

university in September.
Congratulations from all the staff at Arbour Square.


Done it... it's that end of term feeling!

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ACCESS to HIGHER EDUCATION ADVICE

Advice sessions are now taking place every Wednesday from 4pm at Arbour Square.
Call or drop in to find out more...
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Congratulations Dr Coogan

If you're a regular on these pages you will know that Joy was an Access student who finished here in 1998.  Since then Joy has gone on to do marvellous things with the opportunities an Access Certificate gave her.  

 

She studied for a degree in Psychology at the University of East London. She liked it so much she ended up working there as a researcher and lecturer and, recently, gained her doctorate in Psychology.

 

This is a marvellous achievement for someone who once described herself as an 'ordinary mum of 5 children'.
 

Be surprised at what you can achieve at Tower Hamlets College.

CONGRATULATIONS...


As the university year comes to an end we have picked up some news of ex-Access students who have completed their degrees.  Andrea (left) has just gained a degree in Stockbroking from the City University Business School, and has obtained a job in the City of London when he gets back from a well-deserved holiday.  Natasha (right) has also graduated from City University but from their prestigious School of Nursing, and she is hoping to take up a post soon working with children.  And Jane (centre) has just gained a degree in Environmental Sciences from Queen Mary College and is hoping to go into teacher-training in September.

We all wish them well on what promise to be rewarding careers.
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Why choose Tower Hamlets College?

Ask Nowsar...

"I have previously studied at 2 other colleges but did not have

the support and backing to complete my courses.  I can say without doubt that I finally made the correct decision in studying at Tower Hamlets College... The tutors have brought out the potential and confidence that I thought I never had".

 

Nowsar had been out of education for 13 years.  With all his hard work and dedication, plus the support of the ACCESS Department staff, he is about to complete his course and gain a place at the presitigious SOAS, University of London, to read for a Law degree, starting in September.

Be surprised at what you can achieve... at Tower Hamlets College

 

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Hamed Barik BA(Hons) MA

This is what ACCESS is all about...

Hamed Barik has shown what can be achieved if you apply yourself to something you really want. He joined Tower Hamlets College in September 2001 to start what was then known as a Pre-Access course: a Level 2 programme of study that concentrates on the basics of Maths and English, and helps mature students get back into the swing of studying again.  After gaining credits in that Hamed was accepted on to the full ACCESS programme to prepare himself for university, to read for a history degree.  

Throughout 2001-02 Hamed proved to be a model student and successfully completed the ACCESS course with flying colours and was duly accepted to read for a BA in History at the prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies, which is part of the University of London.

After 3 years hard work Hamed was awarded a BA in History and was immediately accepted to read for a Master's Degree, from September 2005.

Applying himself as diligently as ever Hamed completed his studies last summer and awaited his results... on 30 November 2007 he got confirmation that he was successful in his post-graduate studies and was awarded an MA in Near & Middle Eastern Studies with a Merit Classification, from the Department of Political Science.
 

This is an absolutely fantastic achievement and one he should be very proud of.
It does go to show that the lack of formal qualifications should not hold you back if you have a desire to study at university and gain a degree.  


Contact us if you want to know more...

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Keep the success stories coming...
 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE... keep sending in your success stories.  Here are three more of our former students who have gone on to bigger and better things since deciding to return to college and go on and get a degree.


Earlyna Edwards contacted us in November last year to let us know that she completed her BSc in Computer Information Studies from Greenwich University and is now setting up a business that sells gospel music.  She left Arbour Square in July 2004, and graduated last summer, and appears to be as happy and smiley as she always was at Arbour Square.

 

Abdul Malik left us in 2002.  He went on to Goldsmiths College and completed a degree in Applied Social Science, in Youth & Community & Social Development.  He is now employed as a Youth Worker in Tower Hamlets, is a guest lecturer on the Goldsmiths College Social Work programme, and is also training to become an NVQ & VRQ Assessor.

 

Marie-Therese Parchment completed her Access to Science course at Tower Hamlets in 2000 and went on to study Podiatry at UCL.  She is now a fully qualified Podiatrist, working in Newham.  So, if you want your aching feet looked at...!  She is now contemplating returning to study to train as a doctor.


We wish them all the very best on their future successes.

 

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2007-08 OCN Presentation Evening
4th November 2008

Click here for pictures
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ACCESS @ Arbour Square

ACCESS courses are now recruiting
for SEPTEMBER 2009
e-mail:
winifred.duncan@tower.ac.uk

 

Click here to download a copy of the
Tower Hamlets College Adult Courses Guide

 

 


 LOOKING FOR COURSES?

Tower Hamlets College Information

For specific information & contact details click on the links below:

BUSINESS STUDIES

COMPUTING

LAW, SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

NURSING & HEALTH PROFESSIONS

PHYSICAL & LIFE SCIENCES

TEACHING

YOUTH, COMMUNITY & SOCIAL WORK

WORKING WITH PEOPLE

MODULAR PROGRAMME (Evening)

PRE-ACCESS PROGRAMMES

Studying at Tower Hamlets College can be arranged
to suit personal circumstances.
Don't be afraid to ask!


Click >  THASA site  < here

Successful students from 2008
ACCESS 08 faces

OCN 08 Presentation pictures

 Where are they now?
Ex-ACCESS student pictures
ACCESS Alumni


Find out more about ACCESS courses:
Are ACCESS Courses worth anything?
Check on the validitating body:
The Open College Network London Region

  Find out more about university applications:
Check here for the
UCAS website

 


Current students
Connect to MOODLE here

Connect to Mercury here
 

Fred Drasner
Fred Drasner Bio
Updated 05 Jul 2009 [LC]
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