Tresham College is stepping up

An Achievement Ceremony of Northamptonshire students celebrated the successes of more than 6,250 who passed through the doors of Tresham College campuses in Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough this year.

The event at Kettering Conference Centre featured entertainment by performing arts students and an inspirational speech by world famous Kinky Boots originator Steve Pateman.

Steve, whose book Boss in Boots, started his career at the bottom of his family firm, studied at what used to be called a technical college, now the Tresham campus in Wellingborough, and progressed, because he said “Yes” to becoming the subject of a BBC documentary, a film and now an award-winning musical.

‘I answered a phone call in the office and heard a man’s voice asking if we could make our ladies boots in men’s sizes. I said Yes, the rest is history, well and a film and now a musical.

“My advice to young people is to never say No, seize the opportunity, apply common sense and think through the implications, but remember the power of Yes.”

Closing the ceremony, Chair of the Corporation of the Group Allan Schofield added:  “We have to congratulate so many people including our CEO Ian Pryce and his team. The praise given by Ofsted recently was inspiring to hear.

“Looking ahead, developments in technology, robotics and artificial intelligence are likely to have profound implications for our students, their employers and the way we teach. We have to be innovative and invest.”

Sponsors at the event were: CCF Ltd, Mindful Education, RS Components, Sharnbrook Academy Trust and Weetabix.

Student prize sponsors were Aptech Ltd, Manners PR and The Recruitment Bar,