By Budmouth College student, Dean Eastmond

BUDMOUTH students will be taking to a life of work this summer after being awarded scholarships.

Year 12 and 13 students, aged between 16 and 18, will gain vital skills in the world of work thanks to the Sir Samuel Mico Scholarships.

Running with Budmouth College in Weymouth, the fourth year of this life-changing scheme aims to encourage the college’s sixth form students in industry by funding work placements for them.

These range from placements at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, Bournemouth University and Marks and Spencer.

Students faced a tough application process and interviews in order to become scholarship recipients.

Year 13 student Jeremy Elliot received his scholarship at Battens Solicitors before leaving to study law at Leicester University.

He said: “I have been assisting the commercial property, employment, clinical negligence, marketing and family law teams.

“It has given me great insight into the role that solicitors play in the grand scheme of things, and it has been the utmost privilege to be a part of it.”

Year twelve student, Indeah Tew, applied and received a scholarship and is now working at EPIC Design & Print.

Indeah wishes to become a graphic designer after studying at Falmouth University.

She said: “When I arrived everyone was really welcoming and had me settled in quickly, where I soon learned biscuits were the currency.”

Other students on the scheme are: Amy Blake (RNAS Yeovilton), Jamie Barton (Forston Clinic), Charley Vincent, Dervla Ireland (Yeovil Hospital and Winterbourne Hospital), Ellen Buckland (HMP The Verne), Erin Clark (Chaos), Georgia Brynley-Jones (Southfield Veterinary Centre), Grace Davis (Marks and Spencer), Liam Asman (Dorchester County Hospital) and Matthew Cornick (Old Mill and Equation Accounting).

A presentation night will take place in December to congratulate and celebrate the successes of this year’s scholarship recipients.