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My CV

• Education:

  Netherton Junior and Infant School,
  Horbury Academy in Wakefield
  Greenhead College in Huddersfield
  Keele University, Stoke-on-trent (3 month placement at
  Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) my degree was in Biochemistry and Neuroscience
  Keele University to do a Masters in Neuroscience Research (9 month placement at The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden)
  2017-now The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience to do a PhD in Neuroscience

• Qualifications:

  GCSE’s
  3 A* (Science, Additional Science, English Literature), 7 A’s and 2 B’s

  A-levels (I started struggling with Individual learning at this point)
  Biology A
  Chemistry B
  Math’s C
  General Studies A
  (Dropped Physics because I got a D in the first year)

  I missed the grades for my first choice university (The University of Nottingham) who asked for BBB. Instead I went to my second choice Keele University which I 100% do not regret. I struggled a lot at University especially writing essays and exams. I was again given extra time to finish my exams similar to when I was in college. In my first year I was only averaging 48% and I only just passed the year. I even failed a module in my second year! My average gradually went up and my final grade was 69% a 2:1 but only 1% of a First!!!

  I did a Masters in Neuroscience Research which a 9 month research placement in Stockholm!

  Then when I started my PhD I found the first few months horrific. I knew I was clever enough but I just couldn’t seem to learn like everyone else. The university decided to send me to have an assessment with an education psychologist where I was finally diagnosed with Dyspraxia with a high likelihood of ADHD at the age of 26! Everything suddenly made sense! I finally get the help I need and It’s allowed me to find out how my brain works and what I can do to make it more efficient. I just really wish I’d found out sooner!!!

• Work History:

  Sept-Dec 2014 -Travelling

  2015 – Working as an exam invigilator in high schools and as a special educational needs teaching assistant

  2016 – Had a work placement at The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm in Sweden. I was working at a Children’s hospital looking at ways to repair brains after the removal of childhood brain tumours.

  2017 – Water taster