What led you into social work?
When I was 18, I moved to London for a bit and did my first degree in event management and tourism studies. Soon after I graduated, I had my daughter and then my son. I became a single parent soon afterwards and decided to move back to my home city of Wolverhampton.
Being a single parent changed my perspective on life. I started to notice inequalities in society and social exclusion. I was no longer interested in what my degree had taught me, so I decided to really think about what I wanted to do.
I didn't realise I could do an MA in social work until I had a conversation with one of my cousins and realised all you needed was a first degree.
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