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Move to Meet Diversity Needs Afro and textured hair have now been included into one cutting and styling practice standard for all hair types in the recent review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for hairdressing.
Many current qualifications have no compulsory requirement for students studying hairdressing to be educated on cutting and styling Afro and textured hair. Many in the industry believe this leaves a significant gap in professional knowledge and hairdressing services, leaving this demographic largely uncatered for. The new National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Hairdressing published in June now “meet the needs of the UK’s diverse community in one standard”. Commenting on the new standards, Helena Grzesk, Chief Operating Officer at The British Beauty Council, which has been instrumental in pushing for the change, said: “Our aim is to amplify and celebrate the voices of all the communities the industry serves to ensure each and every one of us feels seen, heard, valued and excited to engage with the beauty industry. We are naturally delighted that the new standards have now been approved.”
Face-to-face Education Returns for PROJECT: Men Team
After a year of Zoom calls and online mentoring, the PROJECT: Men team were recently treated to a live, face-to-face education session with London barber Matt Gavin. Matt, who is senior stylist at Manifesto, in Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross, held a practical creative session for the team, delving into different ways to think about men’s hair and ways to be creative.
Hair and Beauty Charity Launches College Campaign The Hair & Beauty Charity has launched its first #supportyourfuture college fundraising week aimed at hair and beauty colleges to raise awareness of the charity amongst the next generation of industry professionals — plus raise much needed funds for the industry’s official charity. Once registered, each college will be emailed a #supportyourfuture fundraising pack, full of ideas and advice to help colleges find a suitable fundraising event, together with an event poster and sponsorship form. Colleges are then encouraged to work together with their lecturers and students to raise funds during the week of October 18 – 22. To kickstart the fundraising initiative, the first 25 colleges to register for #supportyourfuture campaign will receive a prize of a luxury travel pack (RRP £49.95) donated by one of the charity’s sponsors, Alan Howard, that can then be raffled to help raise funds. To register for #supportyourfuture college fundraising campaign visit www.hairandbeautycharity.org/supportyourfuture
02 / Concept Hair
“I wanted to open their minds to a different way of thinking towards their approach to a haircut and not just doing it as a haircut, but being able to manipulate it and change it into something more editorial as well,” said Matt. Team member Tammy Reynolds, said: “It’s always great to hear someone’s take on education and creativity. Even though we all do hair we are so unique in the way we approach the creative process especially in how we research and the outside things we look at for inspiration.”
