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A random selection of stories from the site

Here Alice describes how she identified herself as a young person.

Here David recalls what would happen if you fell asleep in an English lesson.

Here Deborah talks about her sense of failure as a child.

Here Mavis describes her journey to school.

Here Isobel talks about how her ME was misunderstood at school.

Here Ron talks about two ways in which his school life could have been better.

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