I am the product of innovation and social mobility | Crystal Reece | TEDxUniversityofLeeds

Crystal was a student in the University of Leeds and at the same time, a single mother of a child took us through her emotional journey of being able to attend university through social mobility

Crystal Reece is a Learning Champion and a Professional Studies Student at the Lifelong Learning Centre, University of Leeds.
She started working at the age of 14, education was not important in her family. The plan decided for her was to get a job, move out, and start a family. In her final year of high-school her family decided they were going to move to the UK.
The Lifelong Learning Centre at The University of Leeds decided to reach out to her as a “forgotten” and plant a seed of interest. They told her that education is not just for the privileged and that every person, from all walks of life deserves these same opportunities.
The University offered her social mobility which, will be the main focus of her talk.

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