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💄🩸 Special Effects Workshop at ! 🩸💄

Our Level 1 students had an amazing opportunity this week when Amelia, a talented makeup artist from came in to deliver a mini SFX workshop! 🎃✨

Amelia demonstrated how to create realistic cuts, scars, and wounds using professional special effects products, giving our students a taste of the spooky, creative world of Halloween makeup artistry. 👻

A huge thank you to Amelia for sharing her skills and inspiring our future beauty therapy professionals! 💫

What an incredible morning for our Media Makeup L2 and L3 students. Such an inspiring, knowledgeable and interactive event… Huge thank you to for sharing your journey with us

Our VRQ L2 Hairdressing students had their first client session last night … Well done 👏 you all did amazing!

Fantastic work from our Level 1 hairdressing students today who were asked to create a Halloween look on the hair 🎃🕷️🕸️👻💀

They absolutely smashed it, well done everyone 👏👏

On Thursday we are 'Wearing it Pink' for Breast Cancer Now.

Students are invited to come in non uniform (wearing pink instead of course!) in exchange for a donation of £1.

Thank you to Naomi Brooks & Joanna May Jones
for staging a textured hair demo to our Hair & Media students.

Not forgetting our Construction student Michael for providing his modelling services and ending the day with a fresh look.

🖤✨ Spooky season is in full swing! ✨🖤

Our talented Level 1 Beauty students have been getting into the Halloween spirit by practicing their face and body painting skills👻💅

From spooky ghosts to cute pumpkins, they’ve turned their arms into mini canvases of creativity 🎨🕷️

We’re loving the mix of skill, imagination, and a dash of Halloween magic! 🎃💫

✨ Day trip to Professional Beauty ✨

Such an inspiring experience for our students, exploring new treatments, discovering trends, and seeing the amazing career paths our industry has to offer 💅💆‍♀️💇‍♀️

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🎓 Congratulations to the Class of 2025 York College, York UK University Centre! 🎉

Yesterday marked a truly proud and momentous occasion as we celebrate the graduation of 46 students from our Hair, Beauty, and Media Makeup courses. Your hard work, creativity, and determination have paid off — well done!

A special thank you to Sharon Barrington and Emma Dobson, and congratulations to our outstanding staff — Rachel Broadhead , Laura Heward, and Rachel Willits — who continue to advance their own qualifications to remain at the cutting edge of the industry. Your passion and dedication are at the heart of our students' success.

One particularly inspiring highlight: a student who began their journey with us six years ago on Level 1 Beauty Therapy has now completed a BA (Hons) in Media Makeup, Special Effects, and Hair Design. Her incredible journey is a shining example that with dedication and drive, anything is possible.

We are so proud of every graduate — your future is bright, and we can’t wait to see where your skills and ambition take you next!