Education
Sudanese Refugee Nasser Hamid Passes GCSEs After Fleeing Civil War
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THE BRIEF
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Twenty-year-old Nasser Hamid, who fled Sudan in 2023, has achieved a grade 4 in GCSE maths after previously passing his English exam in the UK.
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Hamid, who arrived in Ipswich at age 16 without English language skills, has also qualified as a football referee with support from the Ipswich Town Foundation.
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Supported by Suffolk Refugee Support and Suffolk New College, Hamid has officiated league matches and aims to progress to professional refereeing in the Premier League.