Priyã-Louan

I'm turning 40yrs old this year and I have decided to change my career to train as a children's social worker. I am volunteering with Home Start to help and support families that need general support day to day, and I am learning new skills to support this. I felt that learning BSL would be a great additional skill to have and hope that it may open up new doors in being able to support people, and hopefully also provide me with some new experiences to learn from. I also suffer with tinnitus and I have a fear that my hearing may well go at a later stage in life, and my father is slowly losing his hearing, also. So learning BSL may come in handy on a personal level, also. Good luck to everyone who is taking on this course, whatever your reasons may be! It is never too late to take up something new and find new experiences

Keep at it, Annie! Same as Stevel said; perseverance is the key People are all different, and also have different ways of learning, don't let it put you off! I am also a slow learner and do better at retaining information if I use it, so I may pick something up in a lesson but then it's gone by the time the assessment comes along, if I haven't continued to use it in between! Give yourself a break and go at your own pace, you will get there x

My name is Priyã and I'm turning 40yrs old this year. I have decided to change my career and train as a social worker, volunteer in helping and supporting vulnerable families, and learn new skills to support this. I felt that learning BSL would be a great skill to have and open up new doors in being able to support people and hopefully provide me with some new experiences to learn from. I also suffer with tinnitus and I have a fear that my hearing may well go at a later stage in life, and my father is slowly losing his hearing, also. Good luck to everyone who is taking on this course, whatever your reasons may be! It is never too late to take up something new and find new experiences