Students from the College of West Anglia are celebrating after achieving an impressive collection of awards at this year’s Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) Competition held over the weekend.
Learners from hair, beauty, media make-up and prosthetics courses showcased their creativity, technical ability and industry-standard skills across a range of competitive categories, earning multiple Gold, Silver, Bronze and highly commended placings.
Among the standout successes was Louise Rootham, who achieved Gold in Catwalk Hair and Silver in Creative Pre-Colour Incorporating Vivid and/or Neon Colours Blow Wave.
Ellie-May Taylor also secured two Silver awards for Classic Feminine Bridal and Current Fashion Trends in Bridal Feminine Hair Styling.
In beauty and prosthetics categories, Lorna Coote achieved Bronze in Multiple Piece Prosthetics, while Selene Coote was awarded Bronze for Fantasy Make-Up.
Additional successes included:
Skye Pegg – Bronze in Level 1 Blow Dry
Becca Czap – 4th place in Upper Torso Body Painting
Maddie Waddams – 4th place in Creative Pre-Colour Incorporating Vivid and/or Neon Colours Blow Wave
Kadence Windsor – 4th in Pre-Setting Dressing Long Hair
Liv Precey-Ayto – 4th place in 60’s Inspired Evening Style
The annual AHT Competition brings together learners from colleges across the country, giving students the opportunity to demonstrate their practical skills in a live competitive environment judged by industry professionals.
Lisa Pepper, Programme Manager for Hair and Beauty at the College of West Anglia, said "We are incredibly proud of all our learners for their outstanding effort and behaviour during the national finals. They worked tirelessly in the lead-up to the competition and maintained an exceptional standard throughout the busy two-day event. They have done themselves, our hair, beauty, and media makeup team, and the entire college immensely proud.
A huge thank you to Sam Hall for organizing this fantastic trip for our 25 students and 7 staff members, and to all the staff who supported them. This was a monumental team effort-well done to everyone involved."
The competition success reflects the dedication and talent of students across the department, as well as the College’s continued focus on providing learners with industry-relevant experience that prepares them for careers within the hair, beauty and creative industries.
