Former School: Preston Muslim Girls
Studied: BTEC Extended Diploma in IT Software Development
Izma decided fairly early on in her College career that a Degree Apprenticeship was what she wanted to do when she left Cardinal Newman. She worked extremely hard and applied for 25 different Degree Apprenticeships with different companies and was offered places with four different companies before finally choosing to go with Barclays.
She chose the Digital Technology Solutions Degree Apprenticeship at Barclays as it most closely aligned with what she wants to do in the future, working in a Tech Analyst job and as a big multinational corporation, with lots of opportunities for progression. She will be starting in the Threat Intelligence Team in Knutsford, at their enormous technology centre.
Speaking about her time at Cardinal Newman, Izma said: “The support from teachers helped to push me to strive for what I wanted to achieve. I chose Newman because I didn’t feel like I would just be a number. The student experience is tailored here, it’s the best thing about Newman.”