Why I Want To Pursue A Bachelor's Degree

Throughout my life education has always been a source of inspiration and teaching has similarly held my interest over the years. Education has opened doors and provided me with opportunities I might not otherwise of had.

After developing my aptitude in mathematics during high school I successfully achieved entry to a degree program Heriot Watt University. Coming from a low-income family in a remote rural highland town I believe this achievement would not if been possible without access to free education and advice from good teachers. After obtaining 2,1 in my Hons degree, I decided to take a break from education to experience the working world, to travel and to expand my life & social skills. Which were admittedly lacking at this point.

I took up employment in the hospitality industry initially as a bartender. What started as a good way to socialise and travel turned into an enjoyable career. Over the next 7 years I took on new challenges and ran several successful bars working my way up to a comfortable management position. The hospitality industry presented an entirely different challenge from my education experience and afforded me an opportunity to adapt & broadened my skills set. Now, having achieved my goals and learnt all I could from my earlier career I have decided to go back to my interest in education and try to pursue a further career in teaching.

In my schools years I had various classroom assistant roles, helping younger students and special needs classes. Throughout my professional career I have recruited and trained many staff members and it has always been the most enjoyable part of my job. I have learned that it takes patience, trust and respect, along with a lot of creativity and motivation, to teach and train people successfully but ultimately it’s a rewarding outcome helping people to achieve their