A woman who could not read or write at 16 has earned a first class honours degree at university. Chloe McRoberts will be presented with a social work degree from Glasgow Caledonian University later this week. The 26 year-old Scot from the town Ayr struggled with...
When she had gotten to her sixth year in primary school, her dad died. That made things much harder for her, she added.
Her struggles continued in her secondary school years. She did not receive the support she needed in her learning there too, she said. While she noted that concepts did make sense to her in her mind, she said that things did not make sense outside of her mind. She was therefore not able to display her understanding. That had built up frustration within her.
Her mother had to quit her job in order to support Ms McRoberts’ learning. Despite that, she eventually withdrew from school without qualifications.Ms McRoberts was finally able to receive the right help from South Ayrshire Council’s Learning Shop Project. She restarted her academic journey there. In the project, she was taken right back to the basics. There, she learnt how to read and write.Even though she felt like she had fallen behind her peers, she had the determination to catch up with them.She now hopes to make a difference in the lives of others. Ms McRoberts works on a disabilities-centric team which helps children across several schools.
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