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Business Student of the Year Award

The Henley College has a formal awards ceremony for students who have finished their studies. However the Business programme area has an informal presentation to a student who has shown exceptional dedication to their studies during their first year of the Extended Diploma in Business.

Himal Senchury was presented with his certificate and Amazon vouchers in front of his year group by The Principal, Tom Espley. His year group fully supported Himal’s receipt of the award and it was apparent that the honour came as a total surprise.    

Himal joined The Henley College in 2009 from Gillotts School and originally enrolled on the Combined First Certificates in Business/Travel and Tourism. This was in order to build up a stronger profile of GCSE grades which allowed him to re-enrol onto the Extended Diploma in Business in 2010. The skills he learnt in the previous year have had a positive impact as Himal has demonstrated self-determination and commitment to the completion of his assignments in the first year which resulted in distinctions in all nine of his first year units.

The fact that the course is internally assessed through a range of methods such as presentations, role-plays and formal reports allows students who are well organised to complete the work successfully within the deadlines set. Students who find the GCSE exam-based assessment difficult and stressful can excel within the structure of the BTEC courses. This does not mean that it is an easy option compared to A levels; managing coursework in five different business subjects at any one time tests a student’s time management and general organisational skills. However these are the skills that employers are constantly looking for.

Last year’s winner of the award, Charlie Drummond, completed his diploma this year achieving DDD. He opted not to apply for university but is now working as a general apprentice for Stoneworld Ltd, Great Milton.