Adult College

Second learning award for Warrington Mum

Adult learner Julie Davies has gained a 1st Class Honours BSc in Applied Psychology and has won a British Psychological Society Prize, after taking up learning when a progressive heart disease forced her to leave her job.

Her dedication and commitment to learning was recognised with the Outstanding Individual Learner in the North West Award as part of Adult Learners' Week.

When progressive heart disease, forced her out of her job with Royal Mail, she decided, aged 30, to get her life back on track by signing-up for an adult learner programme at Priestley which has led her on a journey to winning a British Psychological Society Prize.

Ten years on from the initial Level 2 literacy, numeracy and CLAIT courses, Julie has gained a 1st Class Honours BSc in Applied Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University – studying part-time while bringing up two children – and aims to become a clinical psychologist.

Glennis Hassall, her nominator and first tutor at Priestley, all those years ago, said: "Julie felt she was on the scrapheap. She has a huge personality, which I believe to some extent masked her lack of self-confidence." But the keys to success were her have a go mentality. "She also has a generosity to contribute time and effort both to others who find themselves in the same boat as herself and to the local community."

Julie said hard work and determination helped her excel at her studies and win the British Psychological Society Prize as the outstanding graduate at her university. "My learning journey has made an incredible difference to my life and, as an advocate of lifelong learning; I expect it will continue to do so."

Picture by Nat Ashurst

• Link to story on ALW website (external)

---

Various start dates, see the graphic below for all information. Click the graphic to open up a bigger pdf version.

FEE REMISSION

Residents who live in the following postcode areas will qualify for a full fee remission on specified courses.

WA1 2**; WA1 3**
WA2 0**; WA2 7**; WA2 9**
WA3 6**
WA4 1**; WA4 3**
WA5 0**; WA5 1**; WA5 5**

* denotes a letter.