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Some of my teenage years were fairly shit.
My dad was ill for all of them and died during them. I had a crap home environment then moved into a shoddy bedsit to escape it. I had a real issue with alcohol and debt. I got in trouble with the police etc. etc.
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My dad was ill for all of them and died during them. I had a crap home environment then moved into a shoddy bedsit to escape it. I had a real issue with alcohol and debt. I got in trouble with the police etc. etc.
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I didn& #39;t care about school at all, I had no aspirations, I just wanted to work.
I dropped out and got a full time job and have worked really, really hard since.
I& #39;ve worked through a lot of issues, turned a whole lot around, and spent a whole lot of time learning & growing. 2/
I dropped out and got a full time job and have worked really, really hard since.
I& #39;ve worked through a lot of issues, turned a whole lot around, and spent a whole lot of time learning & growing. 2/
And it& #39;s genuinely crushing to see so many orgs still unable to see past the lack of formal education when they recruit- whether it& #39;s A Levels, Degrees or Masters.
I& #39;ve worked in the sector 16 years. I& #39;ve worked my way up from face-to-face to being a Director and Chair. 3/
I& #39;ve worked in the sector 16 years. I& #39;ve worked my way up from face-to-face to being a Director and Chair. 3/
Yet, because I had some tricky years as a teen, they& #39;re excluding me, and others like me, from working for them.
They say they want people from all backgrounds, but they don& #39;t. They want more people like them. And they& #39;re unwilling to change.
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They say they want people from all backgrounds, but they don& #39;t. They want more people like them. And they& #39;re unwilling to change.
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It& #39;s all bullshit and I really wish people and orgs matched their words and actions.
The issue of formal qualifications impact a whole lot of folk, but there& #39;s so much more work to do to make the sector more inclusive, diverse and equitable across the board.
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The issue of formal qualifications impact a whole lot of folk, but there& #39;s so much more work to do to make the sector more inclusive, diverse and equitable across the board.
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If orgs can& #39;t even move past this elitist bullshit that& #39;s been pointed out time and time again we haven& #39;t got much hope though.
In summary, please stop including this stuff in JDs. Please call it out when you see it. And start driving us forward not holding us back.
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In summary, please stop including this stuff in JDs. Please call it out when you see it. And start driving us forward not holding us back.
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