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Student Services - The Team

Janet Miller

Financial Guidance Team Leader

Telephone: 01823 366516
Email: janet.miller@somerset.ac.uk

I can help you with queries in respect of:

Financial guidance, EMA/ALF, 16/18 yrs and 19+ Learning Support Fund, Transport, Registered Childcare, Higher Education Funding. I have been at the college for 14 years

Previous jobs:

I have worked within education for 14 years; I am an A1 Assessor and have additional qualifications in Advice and Guidance, Customer care and Nursing.

Interests:

Reading, walking and gardening

Lisa Kirk

Student Guidance Officer

Telephone: 01823 366510
Email: kirkl@somerset.ac.uk

I can help you with queries in respect of:

Impartial careers and educational guidance, assistance with CV Building, Interview Skills and other related vocational information. I have been with the college for 6 years.

Previous jobs:

I have worked in the careers section of Bath Spa University, for Bath & West Building Society and with a company that specialised in assisting disabled or disadvantaged people back into employment. I am also a qualified NextStep advisor and have additional qualifications in giving Information, Advice and Guidance and Customer Services.

Interests:

I enjoy creative pastimes such making jewellery, knitting and card making. My other great passion is my two Devon Rex cats called Pickle and Orin.

Sally Colley

Financial Guidance Officer

Telephone: 01823 366352
Email: sally.colley@somerset.ac.uk

I can help you with queries in respect of:

Financial guidance, EMA/ALF, 16/18 yrs and 19+ Learning Support Fund, Transport, Registered Childcare, Higher Education Funding. I have been at the college for 12 years.

Previous jobs:

I have worked in education for 12 years and have qualifications in advice and guidance, customer care and library and information. I have previously worked in occupational health, banking.

Interests:

Yoga, walking, dancing, reading and music.

Rita Cramp

Student Financial guidance Assistant

Telephone: 01823 366875/486
Email: rita.cramp@somerset.ac.uk

I can help you with queries in respect of:

My main responsibilities are the payment of the Educational Maintenance Allowance and the Adult Learning Grant. I have worked at the college for nearly 2 years.

Previous jobs:

My previous employment has been a School Business Manager for a Primary School in Cheshire for 15 years and prior to that I have worked as a medical receptionist in Cheshire and then returning to work back in Somerset which is my home county.

Interests:

My interests are varied, I am interested in Quilting and small sewing projects and I am also very interested in dog breeding, however I have just become the happy owner of a British Blue cat called Pringles who came from a rescue center in Minehead.