My experience as a carer applying to higher education
I was missing days at college, caring for my Mum, and taking the kids to school. University seemed so far away – but now I’m at uni, studying youth and community work, and doing really well.
Ethan Mackay, youth and community work student, University of South Wales
I’d been caring for my mum since I was 14 or 15, so about five years. Mum has a slipped disc, fibromyalgia, and poor mental health, so if she had a bad day I would support her –either emotionally, financially, or by taking the kids to school. So, during my A Levels I was missing days because I couldn’t get to college on time, and I was...