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Her
own life-long hatred of schooling was not something Tracy Ackroyd
wanted to pass on to her little girl.
So
when a letter came home from daughter Rebecca's school with details
of a course designed to help parents to support their children,
Tracy, from Dursley, decided to put her own feelings to one side
and signed up.
Since
then she hasn't looked back, moving on to a basic skills course,
followed by GCSEs and now an Access to Higher Education course.
She
hopes to pursue an English degree in the future but for now she
is happy to share her enthusiasm for learning - as
an assistant tutor at the same basic skills English course she attended
at Dursley Education Centre.
"My
main aim was to help my daughter but education is addictive," says
Tracy.
By
learning together we have been able to share artistic ideas,
as well as the more able participants helping others. This has
enhanced our team spirit greatly. |
| Tracy
Ackroyd |
"I
am already starting to panic about what course I can do next year!"
At
school, Tracy felt unmotivated and bored, and was branded an 'average'
pupil.
She
left at 15 without any clear idea of what she wanted to do.
When
she decided to go back into learning, Tracy made the decision to
'start from scratch.'
She
began with basic maths, and then English, and then was persuaded
by her tutor Anna Stephenson to try GCSEs.
"My
tutor was so supportive - there was no way I would ever have had
the courage to do it without her," she says..
"I
never thought I could go to college - but everyone there has been
wonderful.
"I
have now got much more confidence - I know I'm not 'thick' like
I always thought I was.
"I
would say to anyone who was thinking about getting some help 'Go
for it - it's really good.
"You
can do these things, you just need to put a bit of work into it.
Basic skills is a really good place to start. The groups are all
really friendly."
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