Manchester United will be aiming to maintain their winning start to the season when they travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this teatime.
31.07.2023 - 17:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A young mum who was going from job to job making ends meet for years has seen her life take a turn for the better after responding to a Facebook post.
Kirsty Dawber was scrolling through Facebook one day when she saw an opportunity to be trained up in pastoral management. The 32-year-old Wiganer had always wanted to pursue a career in special education needs but just never found the time as a full-time working mum.
“This has changed my life,” Kirsty said when reflecting on her decision to take a leap of faith and upskill at night school.
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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority offers free Level 3 qualifications to help people access jobs or progress their careers - which Kirsty took with both hands. Now working as a Pastoral manager at a school in Wigan, all it took was for her to access a Support Teaching and Learning Level 3 course to make such a life change.
“I was going from one job to another so I could get by and pay the bills,” the former retail worker explained. “Now my daughter is a bit older I decided I wanted to do something for myself.
“I got into this after I saw a Facebook post from the GMCA. It is a lot easier than people think it would be (to sign up and get started).
“It has changed my life, and it was not as difficult to do as I thought it would be.”
Kirsty managed to schedule her course around her day to day life and work. She said the mainstream route of doing Level 3 courses was a daunting prospect for her as she believed it would have been full of younger people younger than her. So through this route provided by the GMCA, it allowed her to access the courses she needed close to her, at a convenient
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