I found out that I was pregnant at the beginning of Year 11. School was difficult enough for me because I learn through doing, not sitting around listening. I was worried about what people thought of me back then, and the idea of going to school proved too much for me.
When you're a young mum, people on the high street look at you; they forget that you're a human being and have feelings too.
I didn't want to give up on my education, but I couldn't find a college that would let me tailor my learning around looking after my daughter Mia, until I started on a Rathbone course.
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