Businesses from across the East Midlands will be joining staff, students and parents at Lincoln College’s Annual Awards Ceremony next week.

Fifty-seven students from across the three campuses in Lincoln, Newark and Gainsborough will receive awards in recognition of their outstanding achievements at the Oscars-style event on Thursday 27^th November.

The students, aged 16 and above, have all been nominated by their tutors for their exceptional achievements and inspiring journeys and many have overcome personal challenges along the way.

Margaret Serna, Chair of the Board of Corporation of Lincoln College said the awards ceremony is the highlight in the college’s annual calendar of events: “Everyone looks forward to the evening as it is the culmination of the students’ hard work and determination to succeed.

“This year, our guests have a host of treats in store. We are delighted to welcome Air Commodore Chris Luck to present the students with their awards – his exciting career within the Royal Air Force is certain to keep our guests captivated.

“Joining Air Commodore Luck is one of our very own shining success stories, Sandie Webster. As a business owner, mum, national competition winner and of course, former Painting and Decorating student and previous Student of the Year winner, Sandie’s incredible story is sure to inspire us all.

“And if that isn’t exciting enough, we are delighted to have Isobel Foster – star of the John Lewis Christmas advert and student of The Gainsborough Academy – singing live on stage, in addition to a stellar performance by Lincoln College’s Performing Arts students.

“Our students deserve to be celebrated in style; they’ve worked hard and achieved incredible things and we’re excited to enjoy a night dedicated to recognising their achievements.”

CEO, Gary Headland also added: “Local companies have shown their support by sponsoring the awards categories and are invited to meet the students receiving the awards they have elected to sponsor.

“Our key purpose is to train and educate the workforce of the future by talking to businesses about the skills they need now and in the future to fuel business growth and prosperity. This then allows us to develop our programmes and activities accordingly.

“We are grateful to the businesses which are supporting our students at this event; they too see the value in engaging with us and spotting a future potential staff member early.”

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Notes to Editors
• Lincoln College is the largest educational institution in the county with 10,000 students across three campuses in Lincoln, Gainsborough and Newark.
• It is the largest provider of business training and skills in Lincolnshire providing training for around 1,200 businesses in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
• The college is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and has a wide range of full, part-time and short courses for students aged 16 and above, including university-level courses.

About The Lincoln College Group:
• Founded upon a concept of ‘synergy’, The Lincoln College Group comprises a number of like-minded organisations with a shared purpose of providing exceptional education, training and related services to their students.
• Currently providing secondary, further and higher education, the Group includes Lincoln College (with its campuses in Lincoln, Newark and Gainsborough and operations in China) and two secondary school academies: The Newark Academy and The Gainsborough Academy. It also encompasses Deans Sport and Leisure, a commercial sports centre based in Lincoln City Centre.
• Lincoln College International, a project to develop and run three Colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the latest addition to the Group.
• The Lincoln College Group is also the lead sponsor of the Lincoln UTC which opened in September 2014.

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