Maresa MacKeith

Maresa was born in 1984 in Sheffield. She was adopted as a baby and moved to Nottingham. At age 5 she went to a special school and then left at age nine and attended mainstream primary and secondary schools from then on, with a year of home schooling between two secondary schools. She then attended a local college and went on to university.

Pink Shoes

Here Maresa describes a girl from her school.

I Feel Valued

Here Maresa talks about the importance of sharing her experience of education.

I’m a Writer

Here Maresa talks about what she does now

Looking Back

Here Maresa talks about how her educational experiences have influenced her.

Taking Exams

Here Maresa talks about taking exams in school.

Dialogue

Here Maresa talks about learning support in school.

Having Allies

Here Maresa talks about the importance to young people of adults who believe in you.

An Awful Experience

Here Maresa talks about being isolated in a unit within a mainstream secondary school.

Special and Mainstream

Here Maresa talks about the differences she found between special school and mainstream primary.

Choosing Mainstream

Here Maresa talks about choosing a mainstream school with her Mum.

One Day a Week

Here Maresa talks about attending mainstream primary school, one day a week.

Maintaining Friendships

Here Maresa talks about the difficulties of making friends when she was only in school one day a week.

Support Getting in the Way

Here Maresa talks about how her Personal Assistants could get in the way of friendships.