The Big Student Thank You Awards

Been one of the best and only supporters through my hairdressing career and personal issues i’ve had going on, honestly never met a better lecturer has her whole classes best interests at heart

everything! go aileen

Ainslie has done an excellent job at mapping out the main counselling theories for us, in a way that was easy to understand, full of personal insights, and a pleasure to engage with.
Ainslie's feedback has always been very helpful and encouraging. On a personal level, he has been approachable, easy to talk to, and his classes were always fun to come to.
He has gone above and beyond to help us understand our assignments and what is required to be successful.
For me, Ainslie has been instrumental in turning my interest in counselling into a full-blown fascination.
Thank you Ainslie!

Ainsle has been an amazing lecturer and helped me learn so much during my introduction to counselling course and level 6 theory for Practice, he is always approachble and will do anything to help his students

I’m Nominating Ainslie because he is an amazing lecturer, I have really enjoyed attending his classes this past term. He always goes to the extra mile for his students and is more than happy to offer help and support when needed.

This is the first year I’ve been taught by Alan but at every turn he has gone above and beyond for all staff and students both current and past. The course has genuinely changed my life, and I’m not alone. His passion, dedication and work ethic are so clear. The reason I’m nominating him in particular is the role he has played as a lecture, and within the wider college as a union rep. At every turn putting his words of wisdom into practice, working selflessly to protect and support the people who really need it. For a lot of us he’s more than a lecturer he’s a father figure and a role model. He’s who I wanna be when I grow up. I cannot put into words the impact he’s had on me and so many others, it’s a priveldge to be taught by him. And I believe he exemplifies what it means to be a lecturer.

I want to say thank you because Alison created an incredibly warm and open space both within the group and in our 1:1 sessions that has been instrumental in inspiring and encouraging me on my journey to becoming a counsellor

Angela is an amazing person and has helped me gain more confidence

you have supported us all through an extremely tough year and have never given up on us. Your determination to support us and push us to do our best has meant so much. You have been positive, caring and kind to every one of us despite our down days and moans. Anne-Marie has massively contributed to who I will be as a practitioner in the future and therefore deserves the recognition for the amazing job she does.

Annmarie is an excellent lecturer. Hard worker, fantastic method but also great humanity and sensitivity. She is always ready to help, to listen, to guide all the students even in the worse scenarios. Studying with her has been a wonderful experience because she is just Special.
Thank you Annmarie

The perfect balance of strict and fun, of blunt and kind and just generally a really cool person. Learnt so much from them !

You have an amazing way of getting though to us to understand the class. You also have made me interested in the subject way beyond normal standards.

Shes clearly so passionate about her job and you can tell she genuinely loves teaching, she's great at what she does and always uplifts us as a class.

Caroline has been immensely helpful over the past year with helping me learn AH French and she's really helped my skills and abilities in French to improve. Thank you Caroline!!

She is knowledgeable and helpful lecture in my 2nd hnd class. Very supportive.

As much as marketing and me don’t get on Claire has been a great lecturer through level 5 and level 6

She had helped me during difficult times. I think it was very important for me the support I got during the earthquake in my home country.

Denisa Dashi is our study coach and worked very hard to give me all what I needed to really enjoy this course and to believe more of myself. I would like to say a big Thank you to whole team NC Childhood practice Sighthill campus for being so kind and supportive!

you helped me get on the next course and always helped me in class

Vibrant, good humoured

You have helped me so much over the last two years, as I have been through many things and difficulties and I’m incredibly grateful to have you as a lecturer as are all of the rest of the college and group B NC love you sm!!!
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You’re so nice to us and you teach us a lot of things
Thank you

George Mason always goes the extra mile to support any pupils in his classroom no matter if its big or small. If any pupil is struggling or needs help he is always able to give whatever support is necessary. He even helped explain a portion of my school computing course when i didn't understand the process and working of a piece of code to connect a php site to a database!

She was really helpful for us during both courses.

Fun way for teaching, respects students and approachable

He makes classes be fun and engaging. He's very helpful and makes feel everyone respected. He's very approachable as if he was a friend you could talk to but also emitting this lecturer vibe to look up to.

He is approachable and kind, his classes are engaging and he respects the students.

he has taught me so much about the illustration world in the short amount of time i’ve been at college.

He is a kind lecturer who has set a high standard for work and has been very inspiring to us as a class

How well the subjects are taught, lessons are interesting and fun at the same time. Brilliant lecturer, has supported me through a tough time this year along with June Ferguson ( YOUTH WORK) and Mark Walker(LDT). Graham teaches each lesson with positive approach, and, has all as a class participating as a team. All I can say, he's an asset to college.

He is an extremely passionate and.confident lecturer who provides us with plenty of resources and guest speakers to come in and speak about all aspects of the industry and the course. His passion alone is enough to inspire us to do better.

He's been showing me and teaching me a lot from the start and he also recognised my desire of achieving my goals and he helped opening a lot of new doors 😊

You have thought me so much over the past two years, and you really care for your students and do everything in your power to help us improve. Thank you Iain

I want to say thank you for being a dedicated lecturer and for putting your all into teaching your students you always try to make lectures fun and exciting while still having the information to learn from and i want to say thank your for making all your students feel equal in your classroom

Ian has always gone above and beyond to further my learning. He is very encouraging and this has encouraged me to believe in myself academically.

He has always answered questions that could be beyond the scope of the syllabus and encouraged independent thought. Furthermore, he has been happy to help with any maths questions that I have had which is additional to the physics work that he is scheduled to teach me.

Any work that I have submitted is marked very quickly with feedback given between classes which expedites learning.

All in all, he is a thoroughly nice bloke who shares his interests and is happy to chat.

Jackie is my favourite lecturer

He is a great lecturer and will be the source of many brilliant up coming bricklayers!, his knowledge and understanding of the trade is on another level and I’m glad to have the opportunity to have him as my lecturer.

Jennie has helped and supported me a huge amount over the two courses I have been a part of at Edinburgh college - UAL Level 2 and CAP. As someone who has had a lot of issues with education it isn't always easy to engage in learning but it is people like Jennie who bring out the best in their students.

Although I am nominating Jennie I want to acknowledge that I have learned so much from all the lecturers on Contemporary Art Practice including Colette Woods and Alan Holligan. Their hard work and passion is inspiring, if I could nominate all of them then I would. :•)

Jo has helped me so much over this year and is also just so welcoming and caring and just overall amazing

She is a really supportive lecturer and is always kind and willing to help

Jo is an amazing lecturer and is so welcome and really makes the classes quick and easy to understand you can tell she’s extremely passionate about her work and her students, she checks up on you and lets you know what you have missed if you’ve not been in class which is great of her to do. Jo also caters the lectures to fit her students needs she is very informative about classes and assessments, she also has a way of making classes fun and engaging.

Joanna is a very nice person and open for students. She can even explain the hardest topics :) That is why I chose her.

John is great, cares about his students, is aprochable and you can tell he loves what he does. Give the man a raise he deserves it, favorite teacher 100%

You are a professional, who always ready to support, giving a help or useful advise.

Your dedication to teaching and your genuine care for your students have made a massive positive impact to my learning. Your approachability and patience in answering our questions and guiding us through challenging concepts have been truly helpful in our learning journey.

She has made me understand subjects so much better, making me more positive and confident in passing

You’ve been so helpful and caring over the last two years! You care and invest so much time into your students and it does not go unnoticed
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Of all the amazing experiences that I’ve had over my time at college with string ensemble and for pushing my boundaries in my playing abilities.

Keith is a patent, informed educator. With excellent skills in lecturing and communication. A big thanks you for all your help over the last two years, I couldn't have done it without you.

I want to say a huge thank you because Kellyanne has given me so much confidence, knowledge and long life memories from this course. She is the nicest lecturer I’ve ever had and would do anything to help her students. You can tell she really cares about each student and gives 110% of her self to her classes. Not only a great lecture but a great women. So thanks for helping me and the rest of our class throughout the year.

Kelsey is the best teacher I've ever had. She shows us tough love during classes and it pushes us all to do better and work harder because we genuinely want to make her proud. So much love for Kelsey.

So much help and support throughout the year. She fought to keep our class for the second semester and really glad she did. Goes above and beyond to help. Such a good lecturer

Maths has always been Mt weakest subject and never did I think I could achieve 100%. Kelsey is Kind, encouraging, patient and I would never have gotten threw numeracy without her so thank you kelsey

She has faith and a lot of support for her students.

Kelsey has helped me so much in maths. She gives us all tough love when needed but pushes us to do better. She is so supportive and I would say one of the best teacher/lecturer I have had.

Shes the GOAT

best lecturer in the college by miles! Super friendly and teaches well

for all the help throughout the course and helping with test thank you

Very Helpful and Understanding

Cheers Pal

you've helped me with all my progress in mechanic's, and explained everything in detail very well and showed us how to do things and had a lot of patients for us

Banging Lecturer

Class Friday Afternoons

Really supportive when doing coursework

kerry is one of the best teacher ive had here very goood

Kerry is an awesome teacher and a great role model. It's a shame there aren't more female instructors like Kerry in automotive engineering. I don't think there is anything she doesn't know about cars. Thank you, Kerry for all your help. I've learnt so much from you over the past few years!

Kirsten has consistently gone above and beyond every single week to support our class. She is always available with an open, honest and nurturing manner. She is always respectful and professional. She always inspires us to do our best. It has been a pleasure to be in her class.

Kirsten has been the best lecturer I have experienced over the past two years. She has so much enthusiasm and knowledge and makes each lecture interesting and easy to understand. She ensures every student has a grip of the subjects and gives over 100% commitment to supporting her students, even at weekends when she should be resting. I think without Kirsten’s support and experience I would never have been able to complete PDA level 8 as at times it has been extremely tough. But she kept us motivated and if I was struggling she’d break things down to explain what was expected in assessments. My mental health has on occasions not been at its best due to menopause and Kirsten gave me advice a suggestions on how to manage my studies to make it easier for me to get through. I cannot express how grateful and appreciative I am to have had such an amazing lecturer. Thank you Kirsten.x

She is professional, always ready to help, friendly, positive

She always goes above and beyond her job role to support each and every student in our class not only in college but throughout personal circumstances. She has made our learning environment welcoming and happy and has ensured she always provides us with the best possible learning experiences

You have helped me through this year at college and I just want to say a massive thank you for all the support and encouragement you have given me!

Because they have helped me so much with my course and is always understanding when i have problems with my children.

Laura is a phenomenal lecturer,
she has given me a lot of support while I have attended college doing my NC level 6 in childcare, if it wasn't for Laura being one of my lecturers then I wouldn't have enjoyed the course as much as I have.
I am progressing onto my HNC and I hope and pray that Laura will be one of my lecturers again for the year coming.

Thank You Laura for being the lovely lady that you are.
Kim.

Laura is such an excellent lecturer, she explains complex things so clearly and helps every single
student to understand her subjects and to pass all of our assessments. Laura is really supportive, kind and so knowledgable, I couldn’t have gotten through the past two years at college without her patience and help. I have several uni offers for next year now to choose from, thanks partly to her. Thankyou so much Laura!

She makes the lesson so much fun and understandable

great lecturer

hes a very good teacher

Shoutouts to the EC management for "letting go" one of the most competent lecturers in the department. Good luck trying to replace him. You walnuts.

He is so supportive and genuinely cares about the students and wants what's best for them. He always listens and provides the support needed without any judgment. Overall he is very kind and supportive and provided me with the support that I needed so that I could get through my course. You can always count on him to help if you need it.

He’s so calm and understanding which makes it easy to open up to him. He has helped me and many of my friends receive the support needed to have a great experience within Edinburgh college.

Liz Speirs has put in so much attention and dedication towards my class this year. She has went beyond just regular teaching and really made us all enjoy attending her class. She is sincere, thoughtful and always made sure we really understand the material for our subjects. Additionally, she has constantly encouraged us all to aim high and push ourselves to succeed not only in this course, but also in future universities as she was a present helping hand in not only applications for UCAS, but also writing personal statements. Because of this, i think it is due time this amazing lecturer finally receives her flowers.

Liz spends so much time ensuring that her students are confident in what they are doing and always gives very indepth feedback. She spends more time than necessary guiding us in our work and answering our emails/queires. She is sure to make sure her students are confident in their future, for example helping with applying to university and giving much needed advice.

- Great lecturer. She has made me love her subject as well as being an excellent lecturer, with sensible explanations and a natural flow that made me not only understand but enjoy her subject.

- As a tutor this year she was really helpful and understanding of not only my but other classmates situations. She took a lot of time and care to make sure we all knew what was expected of us and what we needed to do to succeed in college as well as how to continue in in further education. She gave us numerous support for ucas applications and for our personal statements.

Is thanks to lectures like her that education becomes something people want to continue or re-start.

She goes beyond the expectations, taking care and encouraging the students.

I had some emotional feedback every time i didn't fully understand the subject and made me well aware of the problems that had to be resolved

you've helped me with all my progress by explaining all the questions for me to understand and showed us how to do a lot of things and helped me progress in learning

martins made my experience cool funny and not been boring at all, he has good laughs and is supportive

I want to say you thank for always been understanding.

Mike has taught me for 3 years in the social sciences department. My first year was during lockdown and my favourite lesson he ever done was when Sarah everard was murdered he took a whole lesson out to highlight how dangerous being a woman is. For me this was also the year I started to educate myself of feminism and seeing the inequities women face. I don’t have a lot of positive role models so for Mike to do this and during the lesson educate the boys in the class and identify his own guilt to ways he wish he had done differently when he was younger meant so much to me and is still a lesson I talk about anytime I can. This year he has been very supportive and with everything going on for the staff within the college he has been a total role model for standing up for what you believe in!

Monika is a credit to Edinburgh College, her dedication and respect make her an amazing candidate for these awards.

blythe loves u

Nicky is an absolute credit, not only to Hair and Beauty but Edinburgh College as a whole. She is a fantastic lecturer, both in terms of the organisation and delivery of our modules and also in her impeccable communication and people skills. Without having had Nicky as a lecturer, I know I wouldn't have enjoyed my Edinburgh College experience as much. The attention to detail in her practical demos have been incredible and the personal encouragement I have received has improved my ability and confidence immensely. Thank you for going the extra mile for your students, it doesn't go unnoticed. Your dedication to your role is nothing short of admirable.

Nicky is the most supportive understanding, passionate patient lecture. She has never given up on me when most people would have. I am severely dyslexic so it takes me longer to learn things. Nikki takes the time in the morning on a Thursday to help anyone with extra cutting or colouring knowledge, she has even stayed back late with me before to organise my folder as I struggle to organise and read it I always feel safe and not judged to ask Nicky any silly questions as I know she is there to help I came to college as a young teenager in a jet placement and I had Nicky in my class. I could’ve went to beauty, but I decided to come to hairdressing as Nicky inspired me and told me I would be good at it. Which is what I needed. At the time I was 15 I needed someone to believe in me. And I’m 19 now and learn so much I will definitely miss her when I leave. With my level three 🥰 (PS the fact that I have even written this book, says a lot. LoL good old spell check )🤭

Always in good mood. Always so helpful. Also a great photographer with a lot of personal interest.
Ideally I would like to nominate together with Alan McCredie. Together they are just brilliant.

You made me feel better after I messed up. Thank you

She is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. She keeps her students engaged in lessons as she tells her lessons like a story. I’ve never had a boring lesson from her she is by far one of the best lecturers in the college

She is a really amazing lecturer who puts great enthusiasm in her lessons. She’s so involved with her students and really helps people engage with her lessons also, with the strikes going on soon she made sure to hand out our assessments early which was so helpful and considerate of her. Rae is doing such a good job and is by far my favourite lecturer I’ve had in Edinburgh college.

Her positivity, compassion and dedication is unmatched.

Raymond is a legend. He's a cool guy and amazing at his job. His teaching style is clear, easy to understand and straight to the point while having a joke and laugh. He believes in hands on learning and stands back to let students use their own initiative. If you do need help with anything painting related (not necessarily to do with course work), he will take the time to explain or help in any way he can, even staying after class has finished for the day.
He's chill, friendly and approachable but also straight up and genuine. Raymond is very understanding of people's personal circumstances and has gone out of his way on many occasions to help me out, from sourcing materials I've needed to giving potential employers recommendations for me (even told one to give me a van because he knows I need one haha)
As a woman entering a male dominated environment, Raymond really helped make me feel not only welcome but more importantly capable. I can't thank him enough for all his wisdom and the confidence he has inspired in me. Cheers Ray 😁

I am glad that I can take this opportunity to say thank you to Richie. He is a good listener, he is understanding, helpful and he was always 'go to' person whenever I had questions subject related, or health problems and personal struggles that affected my performance in college. He was always kind and respectful. He is a good teacher who understands that individual approach is only way to be to be able to teach well. That all, is very much appreciated.

I want to thank Robert for being the one person who restored my faith in the education system and proved to me over the course of 3 years that he really does care. Robert is probably the best lecturer that Edinburgh College has the privilege to have in its employ. A man who has a true passion for delivering an enriching learning environment, offering support whenever its needed, and always making time for his students.

she helped me all through my legal course and helped me pass

Scott is so enthusiastic and is so eager to help.

They are the first lecture to believe in me and give me feedback that helped me- he didn’t just say what I needed to do he explained it and gave me resources. He’s very funny, he’s kind and he cares unlike a lot of lectures,

Scott has done an immense amount, for all of us, throughout this course and has personally helped me get more of a grip on my work-ethic, as well as a new eye for creativity!

As an older student with serious medical conditions returning to college was daunting. Sinead has ensured she has supported me every step of the way and given me the confidence to push myself as hard as I can.

I want to say thank you for being a dedicated lecturer and for making sure your students are doing the best they can and for making all your students feel equal in your lectures

Stephen is a fantastic lecturer, he is very responsive to messages/emails and is always on hand to offer any help, advice or to point you in the right direction to be able to complete any work successfully.