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Concept Hair 2022 School Spotlight Award Winners Announced

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Concept Hair Magazine has announced their 2022 School Spotlight Award Level 1 and Level 2 winners.

Merle Alexander of the 14-16 Academy at Leeds City College won first place in the Level 1 category, with Chloe Humphries of Goldwyn Folkestone winning first place in the Level 2 category. Second and third places were also handed to competitors from both categories after more than 120 learners entered this year’s competition.

The national photographic competition was open to all UK schools and colleges that offer hairdressing at Key Stage 4, with this year's theme being Festival Hair, inspiring a diverse range of festival season looks from competitors who took part.

The Winners

  • Level 1 First Place: Merle Alexander, Leeds City College
  • Level 1 Second Place: Alisha Riches, The Harwich and Dovercourt High School
  • Level 1 Third Place: Ellie Hayton, Leeds City College
  • Level 2 First Place: Chloe Humphries, Goldwyn Folkestone
  • Level 2 Second Place: Lauren Hollingworth, RNN Group Retford Campus
  • Level 2 Third Place: Fallon Richings, Christopher Whitehead Language College

This year’s panel of judges included Luke Pluckrose - Creative Director for Saks on behalf of L'Oréal Professionnel and L'Oréal Professional Products, Ruth Salt - National Key Account Technician for Wella Professionals, Karoliina Saunders - ClubStar Art Team Leader for the Fellowship for British Hairdressing, and Jody Jones - Apprenticeship Business Development Manager at VTCT.

Commenting on this year’s competition, Ashleigh Hodges, Vice President of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing said:

The Fellowship for British Hairdressing is honoured to support the Concept Hair School Spotlight Award, encouraging the next generation of stylists and barbers to enter the industry and showing them what an incredible career it can be. Competitions such as the School Spotlight Award and magazines such as Concept Hair are an important steppingstone to getting your name seen by your peers and is a great way to develop your new-found skills.

Emily Hilton, Operations Manager at Concept Hair Magazine, said:

We’ve been blown away with the standard of entries this year and it’s been wonderful to see such talent in the 14-16 age group of hairdressing learners. We’re excited to follow their journeys and see where their path takes them next!

Entries for the Concept Hair School Spotlight Award 2023 are set to open in September 2022. For more information and details on how to enter, head to www.concepthairmag.co.uk/events and follow Concept Hair across social media to keep up to date with the School Spotlight Award and much more.