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Nadia Clarke: Choices

Nadia was born in 1992 in Hexham, Northumberland. At age five she attended a local special school and then moved to a mainstream school at age six, after the family moved to Halifax. She continued in a mainstream secondary school, then attended her local college. Nadia is planning to go on to university.

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Nadia describes talks about restricted subject choices.

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Was there any time at school when you felt you were not included? Can you give an example?
I remember it was difficult doing PE, because there were things I couldn’t do and it wasn’t very inclusive. I remember in year 9 my teacher and support staff said I could no longer do History because it was too hard for me, I don’t know why, because I loved to learn about history. I really wanted to do GCSE Media, because I was one of the best in the class, ha, ha, but I was told the exam would be too hard for me. I sort of didn’t mind, as I was already doing four other GCSE and I can’t do everything.

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