Jenna
Curriculum Co-Ordinator
I wanted a career where I could make people feel positive about themselves and help them find mindfulness. In Year 10, I utilised work experience opportunities to help me decide, working in a hair salon the first week just didn't fit my personality and for the second week I worked in a beauty salon, and it was here that I felt inspired and really enjoyed the calmness of the salon. Work experience encouraged me to apply for a beauty therapy course. This course suited me perfectly and I was given the opportunity to explore spa life, as part of the course we visited the famous Sanctuary Spa in Covent Garden where I gained so much valuable experience.
When I completed the course, I never looked back and for anyone who is interested in following my footsteps I tell them “Don't allow anyone to tell you that you're not good enough – prove them wrong and achieve excellence!”
When I qualified, I found my feet quickly and set up my own business when I was just 19. After spending time in education, a passion was ignited. I have since spent over 16 years within the industry and now bring my wealth of experience as a Curriculum Co-ordinator and Lecturer in beauty and sports therapy teaching across Level 2 and 3 programmes at Weston College! I feel honoured to be a part of young people's journeys from education into industry.
As a Curriculum Co-ordinator I am passionate about leading my teams to success and develop learners experience by embedding competitions into the curriculum and providing them with opportunities outside of the classroom. Since taking this role, our learners have won medals at competitions with half of these being 1st place and one learner being selected for the WorldSkills UK Development Squad!
I also work as an internal quality assurer and staff mentor, meaning I work with staff to develop their resilience skills. Through my quality assurance I'm able to monitor the skills of learners entering industry and ensuring they can progress into meaningful employment once they have completed their studies.