Student stories

Image of Anna Conner “I really never thought I had this in me, but this particular course really stimulated me and helped me along my journey. The course was totally great and gave me more of an insight to the field of work I am now involved with.
I applied for a paid position and have now completed nearly five years of service in support work.”
Tunde Adams

“If your plan is to work within the community then this is the course for you. The course allowed me to look at my own values, beliefs and culture in terms of respecting others and their needs.There are a lot of myths, stereotypes and lack of awareness around vulnerable people. The course eliminated these and gave me the awareness to enter into health and social care with a clear understanding.”
Sandra Lebeau



Anna Conner chose City Lit’s health and social care course because it was described as being ideal for people who had undergone some sort of life-changing experience. Anna was living in a therapeutic community while she dealt with mental health problems and said, “I had often got the impression that my becoming unwell would put people off recruiting me. Now I found that my illness was almost one of the criteria required for the course!

“I visited City Lit and was immediately impressed: lovely and bright with very friendly staff. What particularly attracted me was the fact that the students sitting around the place seemed to be from so many different backgrounds. Having been a mature student already at Bristol University I know how uncomfortable it can be to be completely out-numbered by 18-year-olds. Not so at City Lit.

“When I joined the course I was never made to feel embarrassed or awkward about my illness – you always felt accepted and understood. The course itself was very well taught: lots of warming-up games and getting to know each other, great fun was had. And there was a really good mixture of theory and practice. The tutors were so very supportive all along and gave me so much encouragement that it was actually fun to study, and never felt competitive or stressful.

My first course, ‘Pathways in the Care Sector’, led to more courses at increasingly higher levels, such as the ‘VRQ (Vocationally Related Qualification) in health and social care’ and ‘Managing challenging behaviour’, which gave me something to aim for. It also led to me finding voluntary work, and I am now paid as a Support Worker at Epic Trust Care Home. From here I can aim even higher.”



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