I've always struggled academically, so going to University is a gigantic step for me but I'm going to at least give it a go!  I've got absolutely no idea how I'm going to cope with this or even if I'll be able to get through the first course, let alone anything else, but I'm going to give it everything I've got and just take it one day at a time.

These pages are hopefully going to give you an insight into what I'm doing, why I'm doing it and how I'm getting on with it.  Maybe, when things get tough and I start thinking about jacking it all in, maybe these pages will give me the push and reminder that I need to keep on going too.

So, what have I studied in the past?  Well, I barely scraped through Secondary School - I got 9 GCSE's and my best grade was 1 C (the rest were D's and E's) then I went on to College and studied Childcare for a year - I came out of that course with a Certificate in Childcare and Education under my belt and I was really impressed with my grade too!  I can't remember if it was a Pass with Merit or Pass with Distinction, but whichever it was I was and still am really proud of it!

I then applied to go on to the Diploma course but wasn't accepted so I did a Secretarial course instead.  I didn't pass 2 elements of the course so I didn't get the qualification but as I'd passed several parts of it, I got several certificates for those (mostly Pass with Distinction and a couple of Pass with Merit) so I was really impressed with those too!

Then I went on to the next childcare course (Diploma in Childcare and Education) but got kicked out at the end of the first term 'cos I got pregnant.  As the College year had already started I couldn't start on any other courses so I left that College and went to a different one where I did an NVQ level II in Administration.  

I went straight from that course into work and I haven't studied since.  

I'd like to get back in to studying 'cos I miss learning new things - I've got an unquenchable thirst for knowledge!  <g>

Because of my various illnesses and disabilities I can't go to a Traditional College or University, so the Open University seemed like the ideal solution!  I've always wanted to go to Uni and get a Degree and I've always been interested in the OU and the way they work so I kinda thought "Why not give it a try?  What have you got to loose?!" so I sent off for some information and the rest is history!!  :o)