Meet the Hair and Beauty Team

Bea Graham trained in Knightsbridge with Sanrizz, the Directors were Vidal Sassoon cutters and ran an international hairdressing school before she then worked for John Frieda in Mayfair. Being part of an artistic team in Hairdresser Journal and other trade magazines, Bea has seen her work published. Started teaching 25 years ago in the private sector and has now taught at the College since 2004.

 

Tina has been in the hairdressing industry for over 37 years and counting!

Tina used her hairdressing skills to travel the world and for 12 years she has worked in some amazing places such as Spain and the Dominican Republic. Three of these years included working on cruise ships where she further travelled to more exotic places including Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia Alaska and the Caribbean!

On returning back to the UK and into salon life, Tina decided to turn her skills to the educational side of hairdressing and to pass on her passion for the industry. Tina has taught in both private education providers and with us at Bournemouth & Poole College.

Tina has a completed her BA Honours Degree in Education, a teaching qualification and assessors award, and soon to finish her Internal Quality Assurer Award!

 

Sally has been in the Hairdressing, Beauty and Make up industry for many years and previously owned a successful hair salon before becoming a teacher.  She has worked in education for more than 15 years and loves helping young people to achieve their goals.

 

Julie completed the City and Guilds Diploma in Beauty Therapy along with Ladies and Men’s Hairdressing and Wig making at BPC over 30 years ago.
She spent seven years working in London Health and Fitness Clubs in the West End of London, and also adding complementary therapies to her skills.

In 1994 she joined the college as a lecturer and has enjoyed many roles since then including, Advanced Practitioner, Senior Practitioner and Team Leader. 

Julie has worked across all programmes in Beauty Therapy, but over recent years has specialised in advanced anti-ageing technologies, including guest lecturing for ‘PerfectorArysis’ – a leading face and body electrotherapy company.

Wendy grew up in Guildford, Surrey and she completed her BTEC National Diploma in Beauty Therapy and in 1993 at Guildford College. She has worked in the beauty industry for 11 years working in a variety of establishments 7 years in a spa and fitness centre in Guildford, and 2 years in a Declor salon with in hotels and high street salons she then went on to spend 2 years working abroad in Bermuda in a Clarins day Spa (Strands). When she came back to England she decided to join the education sector in 2002 and joined Bournemouth and Poole College in 2005 where she has worked as a L2 Team Leader for 2 years and lecturer for 16 years. 

She enjoys going for walks, fitness and yoga. 

Nicola grew up in the Bournemouth area, she completed her Beauty therapy Diploma at Bournemouth and Poole college in 1996. She has worked in the beauty industry for 25 years until 2021, working locally in industry using high end product brands and technologies. 
In 2008 she moved to France for 8 years and ran her own Beauty business. After returning she decided to join the education sector in 2018 where she joined the Beauty Therapy team for her work placement and gained a position in the Beauty therapy department. 

She enjoys spending time with her family, walking and socialising. 

Katie grew up in the beautiful countryside of Trigon. She moved to Bournemouth at 19 to complete her Level 2 and 3 Beauty therapy Diplomas as well as a Level 3 higher national diploma in holistic therapies at Bournemouth and Poole College. She has worked in the beauty industry for 19 years working for some of the most leading and prestigious salons where she worked her way up to becoming the Manager. She also worked as a freelance Make-up artist for years working on adverts, competitions, photoshoots and weddings.

 

In 2011 she married her long-term partner and went travelling for 3 months as part of their Honeymoon. After returning she decided to use her teaching qualification and join the education sector. She became part of the Beauty team later that year here at Bournemouth and Poole College. Over the years Katie has enjoyed working with young adults helping them to become confident professionals ready for work. 

 

In her free time, she enjoys travelling, attending festivals, spending time with her family and going for long walks by the coast. Her hobbies include baking themed cakes, drawing and painting. She enjoys staying active through sports such as running & swimming.
 

Claire completed her City & Guilds Diploma in Beauty Therapy at Bournemouth & Poole College in 2002 and started her professional career at the prestigious five-star Spa Hotel – Chewton Glen in Hampshire. 
After working for many years in industry, Claire joined the College as a Beauty Therapy Lecturer and worked as a Team Leader in the Beauty department for five years.  
Claire has worked across all programmes in Beauty Therapy, but in recent years has specialised in working with Level 2 Apprentices and thoroughly enjoys working closely with employers in the local area.   

Kizi has been hairdressing for 21 years. She started her career as a trainee with Toni & Guy Essensuals Flagship salon in Covent Garden where she was quickly promoted to Head Assistant. She regularly assisted Sasha Mascolo-Tarbuck and worked with Antony and Pat Mascolo on many British Hairdressing Award Photoshoots for Finalists and Winners on multiple categories, including Avant Garde, Men’s Hairdresser, London Hairdresser and Newcomer of the Year. She left her first salon after achieving her Premier Stylist Level, in order to become self-employed and do more session work. She grew a large and loyal clientele in the D’arblay Street Salon where she was an Art Director for 5 years. Leading the team in education and working on photoshoots for various up and coming bands, fashion designers and models.
Kizi always knew she wanted to teach and decided to study for her Certificate in Education in 2009-2010 at the University of Westminster where she won an “Outstanding Student of the Year Award”.

Kizi later went to work for Headmasters in Balham, South London where she was a Senior In-Salon Educator and a member of the Art Team.

Kizi and her young family moved down to Bournemouth in the summer of 2018 and when her youngest child turned 1 she applied to work at the college as a teacher as she felt the time was right to get back to teaching and training young hairdressers. She loves her role of trainer assessor looking after the training of BPC’s Apprentices from all over Dorset and Hampshire, and liaising with Salons to create a great experience for all involved. Most recently Kizi has been involved in the rebranding project which has seen the ReNew Salons brand moving towards more sustainable ways of working. “It is something very close to my heart, and I hope that by teaching our young apprentices to be aware of the impact that we can have by making small changes to the way that we work, we will create a generation of   future hairdressers/beauticians and salon owners who naturally work sustainably and make decisions which have a positive impact on our environment as well as creating wonderful client experiences through their knowledge and expertise.” 

Trained in Hair & Beauty at the College and has had a career in Salon management and specialises in colouring techniques.   

Has worked at the college for nearly 20 years. With the Catering Department for 18 years and then with the Hair & Beauty team for the last 2 years.
With a Career at British Telecom for 35 years before joining the College .

Has been working at the College for the past 23 years, also an ex-student of the College. I have been a manager in Catering for the past 6 years and in Hair & Beauty for the past 4 years. My job is different everyday and love inspiring teachers, support staff and students, ensuring everyone has what they need to reach our desired goals. I love seeing students succeed in their dream job following their journey with us!