b'44 Partner News Spring 2022CorporateLeonardo apprenticeAs one of the aerospace engineering companys top performing apprentices, Elin Esnard continues to receive glowing reports from her supervisors. But beyond believes success isthe obvious signs of her professional growth and performance, Esnard is most proud of the personal growth that led to it. Esnard attended Barnfield South Academy an inside job in Farley Hill, Luton. She had always intended on going on to university, inspired by her mother, whod studied at Warwick University. However, things changed during her A levels, when she first received a diagnosis of dyslexia. Born and raised in Luton, Elin Esnard, a At high school I had been quite academic. 22-year-old third year Technical Apprentice atMy GCSEs were good and my school pushed me into going to university, taking Leonardo, is thriving at the organisation. me to conferences in London and events for Oxford and Cambridge. At that point my grades were good enough to consider going there in the future and that was the only reason why I was ignoring all the signs that this may not be the best choice for me, she says.'