HAIRDRESSING SUMMER SCHOOL
SCHOOL, WELL, COLLEGE,
WASN’T OUT FOR SUMMER
FOR 15 HARD-WORKING
HAIRDRESSERS WHO CAME
IN FOR 11 WEEKS AS PART
OF AYRSHIRE COLLEGE’S
FIRST EVER HAIRDRESSING
SUMMER SCHOOL.
Students from all levels of
hairdressing across different
campuses worked really well
as a team and developed their
skills for future study. They
had a fantastic opportunity to
showcase their skills and passion
for hairdressing.
for me. When I moved back to
Scotland, I wanted to retrain
as I didn’t want to be a dancer
forever, so coming to Ayrshire
College made perfect sense.
The summer school is great as
I’m gaining extra experience.
I have ambitions to complete
hairdressing at the highest
level at college, then join a top
salon.”
have ambitions
“to Icomplete
hairdressing at
the highest level at
college, then join a
top salon.
”
One of the 15 students who
took part in the summer school
was NC Hairdressing Level 5
student Paul McLavin, from
Kilmarnock. He originally trained
to be a dancer, working for
several years both in the UK and
abroad.
After getting the chance to
work at London Fashion Week,
he discovered that he had an
interest in hairdressing.
He said “I knew that
hairdressing was the career
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