OUR TEAM
Meet the experts behind our company
Cheryl Hallam (Managing Director & Trainer)
I have been in the beauty industry for over 14 years now and I love it.....
I have gained qualifications in Nails, Beauty & Make-up
Teaching is a passion I have been in education for the
last 6 years and I have loved every minute ,
I have taught in schools, private providers and FE college all of which led me to build Platinum there is nothing better than loving the job you do as it means you never work a day in your life
Alison Osborne (Tutor/Trainer) Beauty / Massage
Been a beauty therapist for around 20 years always had a passion for the industry, worked in variety of salons, spas and now I have started teaching to be able to pass on my years of experience to our learners. Specialise in beauty and massage but also have qualifications in other areas such as nails.
Victoria Newton (Tutor/Trainer) Hairdressing & Make-up
Been qualified in Hairdressing for over 12 years, I have worked in salons, mobile and had my own salon in the past. Last year I added to my skills by completed Nails and Beauty course at Platinum and it was here I realised I would like to progress in to teaching so I completed my teaching and assessing qualifications and am looking forward to passing on my skills to my learners.
I love being creative and passionate about my work. Love helping others to achieve what I have learnt
Sarah Frettingham (Tutor/Trainer) Nails and beauty
Qualified in beauty in 1996 and from there worked as account manager for 5 years in spas for a premium skin care brand. Started teaching in 2001 across all subjects in beauty at one of the largest colleges in the UK. Progressed to be a senior lecturer providing support for other tutors in 2008 set up Gloss salon (having 2 young children not sure what I was thinking) but Gloss is now 11 years old and I love being there treating my clients. Specialising in nails teaching is in my blood and I thrive on passing down my industry knowledge to the next generation of talented therapists
Sarah Leigh (Tutor/Trainer) Beauty, Nails & Make-up
Started off my journey over 3 years ago in lashes and found my passion for all things beauty, I have trained in Make-up, Nails, & Beauty, I started as a student at Platinum a few years ago and have gone from student to tutor/trainer, I always have loved the idea of being a teacher from a young age and now finding my passion in beauty the two have come hand in hand, I also run commercial column at platinum providing all my treatments to our customers.
Our team work both in the Any Driver advanced learner loan funded courses
and in our commercial courses, along with keeping their hands in industry
either in a salon, or owning a salon, so you get the best industry knowledge in all aspects of our training..