During the first year since graduation, I applied for the NOMS Graduate Programme for the prison service; I had to do a situational judgement test, JSACs, an interview and an exam before I was finally offered a place for October 2014.

The graduate scheme within the prison service is a 3 year fast track scheme to management. I first became interested in working with individuals in the criminal justice system after taking the 'Children and the Law' module in the third year.

I also wrote my dissertation on young offenders and which family factors might increase the likelihood of them offending.

Where are they now?

I am currently at HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucester working as a prison officer and am hoping to move to HMP Hewell in October 2015 and finally onto HMP Brinsford Young Offenders Institution in October 2016, where I hope to undertake the role of Head of Reducing Re-Offending.

Eventually I want to work with children who have pre-cursors to offending and help design a programme that offers them a different course in life. Doing Childhood Studies definitely helped me to focus in on my interests and completely changed my career path.

The opportunities available whilst doing the course, such as the voluntary placments, only helped improve what experience I could offer but also improved my personal skills. I absolutely love the job I'm in now, and I don't think I'd have even considered it had I not taken some of the modules that I took whilst at Bristol.

I loved every single second of my three years and the course is definitely one I’d recommend.