I started at MidKent College studying A-Levels and C&G Video Techniques, and I left in 1990. I was based at the Oakwood Park Maidstone campus, and one of the things that really stuck with me was being treated as an adult for the first time after years of school, which, honestly, I hated!
College gave me the chance to express myself and really find who I was, all in a friendly and safe environment. Plus, back then you could actually smoke in the refectory!
The campus looked quite different in those days - the photo I’ve shared was taken in 1988 when I was 16, sitting in what was then the refectory at Oakwood Park, now a car park.
If I could give any advice to current students, it would be to really enjoy your time at college. It’s a more adult environment, and it’s a great place to make friends that you might keep for life.
MidKent College has played such an important role in my life. Since I was 16, I’ve only spent two years away from the College, first as a student from 1988 to 1990, then as an employee from 1992 right up to now. You could say MidKent College truly has been my life!
