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.

"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

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...

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.