The number of antisemitic incidents in Greater Manchester has climbed dramatically since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 new figures reveal.
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A former student at a Rochdale college which is rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted has shared how his studying experience made his mental health struggles worse and may have caused him to miss out on top grades.
Sam Duckworth, 18, was studying at Rochdale Sixth Form College (RSFC) when his mental health took a turn for the worse in February due to a family issue. He previously suffered from anxiety and the event only made things worse, making it more difficult for him at college, he says.
He went through a friendship breakdown and moved to sit with a new group of people in one class, but claims he was made fun of and then not moved back when he wanted to return to his former place. This led to his father Stephen Duckworth pleading with the college to do more to help.
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Things became worse for Sam during his exams when an arrangement for him to sit near the door of the room in a smaller group was not put into place. After Sam tried to email a teacher about the problems he was going through, he claims he was denied access to the college's online portal.
In April he stopped going to the college and started to study at home.
He was expected to get top grades in his A-levels in biology, chemistry and psychology, but he ended up with results of CDE.
Sam told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "They made no arrangement that would help me at all, I complained about how I was treated but only a few things were done. They could have done more.
"The impact has been detrimental on me, I go to therapy now and we talk about what the college did, I've not felt happy since April. This college has seriously affected
The number of antisemitic incidents in Greater Manchester has climbed dramatically since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 new figures reveal.
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