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Paul R

Production Team Leader
Aggregate Industries

Paul started out in a manual job before his employer sent him to college.

Nikky K

Front of House Manager
Farrer & Co

Aged 14, Nikky had the reading age of a five year-old, but later got a degree.

Patrick H

Senior Academic Fellow in Pharmacology
University of Edinburgh

A sandwich year helped Patrick decide to take a research degree.

Bruce R

Operations Manager
Dakota Hotels

Bruce oversees the design and construction of new hotels.

Shaun H

Director/Hair Stylist
Sejour

Shaun loves meeting people and now runs his own salon.

Gail D

Event administrator
Sage Gateshead

Gail started organising music tours when she was at university.

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