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'I left school with no GCSEs and cleaned pubs - now I’ve got a PhD'

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81% Informative

Anna Champneys left school at 16 without any GCSEs and cleaned pubs.

She struggled with the classroom structure and missed several deadlines.

Now she has a PhD in wildlife conservation and teaches more than 100 university students.

Anna says it's never too late to go back into education, no matter what results you get.

You can study for GCSEs , Functional Skills and other relevant qualifications from entry level to level two .

For other subjects, it depends where you live.

Older learners can sit GCSE exams for free if they earn less than 25,000 or are unemployed.

If you live in a region governed by a Mayoral Combined Authority , funding options vary.

VR Score

84

Informative language

81

Neutral language

74

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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