Barney Pallot
College of Business, Technology & Engineering
What they did:
2 years ago, the nominee attempted to take their own life. After a few dreaded weeks, where all of the nominee’s close friends spent praying, they came out of their coma and that was the start of the nominee’s journey to a full recovery. 2 years on, the nominee has finally began to talk of their experience, appearing on Northampton Radio for an interview and having their own article on BBC News. The nominee has just completed ‘Movember’ and raised just shy of £3000 for charity.
What was the impact?
The nominee has raised nearly £3000 for charity and has been raising awareness on a local level and national level.
How it inspired others
The nominee has for sure inspired all of their friends and family, particularly all of the males. They have inspired people to talk out and get the help they need, assuring them that it is nothing to be afraid of. They inspired me personally, at the beginning of their fight to recovery, and I completed a half marathon, raising £600 for charity.
Kristopher Randles
College of Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences
What they did:
What was the impact?
It is inspirational to see the strength they have in their learning journey and the passion they demonstrate to help others. I find this individual inspiring; their motivations for first pursuing this career and apprenticeship and overcoming such personal challenge throughout. They remain focussed and positive – achieving fantastic marks and feedback both academically and professionally.
How it inspired others
This student has inspired those around them to pursue apprenticeships and follow their dreams. The strength in spite of such personal tragedy is inspiring to those around them professionally and academically. I have no doubt they will go on to use their experience to benefit others as they plan to.
Jennifer Cook
College of Social Sciences and Arts
What they did:
This student joined the programme as a mature learner who had been out of education for many years but with great experience in criminal justice and probation practice. The nature of the programme means that students are working in the challenging world of probation and studying at the same time. This student showed incredible determination and tenacity from the first day, responding well to feedback and demonstrating an enthusiasm for learning. This is primarily a distance learning programme and due to their location, this learner had limited contact with other students on the programme but this never prevented them from being fully engaged with the learning. During the programme this student was diagnosed with cancer but this only seemed to make them more determined. This student continued working on the programme whilst undergoing treatment even though this involved a great deal of time, travel, energy and pain. This student successfully completed the programme in January 2024 with a 2:1.
What was the impact?
This student has demonstrated incredible resilience that has enabled them to continue and complete the programme without any breaks in study. This student has continued to work in probation throughout the programme and will now be able to continue that important and challenging work as a qualified probation officer. This will make a real difference in terms of the safety of their community and helping to change the lives of the people they supervise on probation.
How it inspired others
This student is an inspiration to the staff and students because of their determination, resilience and perseverance. This is a challenging programme for all our students but to complete this programme so successfully under these circumstances has been inspiring for those of us who had they pleasure of getting to know this student over the course of their studies.