Romina, one of our ESOL learners, is a finalist for the Learning Hero Award at the Bristol Young Heroes Awards! The Learning Hero Award is sponsored by Sir Steve West CBE - who Romina will be speaking with during the awards this June.

Romina was nominated for the Learning Hero Award for her unwavering commitment to learning and her inspiring support of fellow students - especially within the Weston ESOL community - encouraging them to continue their educational journeys. Romina has played a vital role in helping numerous individuals begin their college journeys, with a particular focus on empowering women to pursue education. 

She has supported her parents in helping to her siblings to learn English and works at Love’s Café, where she continues to assist other ESOL learners. Her dedication extends beyond helping others, as she has rapidly progressed to Entry Level 3 herself and is passionately working toward her goal of becoming a nurse.

In addition to all these achievements, Romina recently completed a Hospitality course at Love’s Café, where she gained valuable customer service skills, learned essential customer-facing language, mastered card payment procedures, and became familiar with the menu options. She also earned a food hygiene certificate, equipping her with the knowledge and confidence to work in the hospitality industry.

Well done for all of your hard work Romina – we can’t wait to see you continue to achieve great things!