Hereward college has enriched my life, it has given me confidence to further explore my disability and of course to further my Abilities!  Exploring both these things allows me to gain confidence in social and academic situations. I feel that mainstream school and specialist schools compliment each other. I feel that I have experienced parts of the ‘real’ world in mainstream school, which have made me a stronger person coming into hereward. I feel that because I have had these mainstreams experiences that it has made me more independent and it has made me realise what I am and can be capable of, and that I don’t always need to rely on people. Hereward helped me to become less insular with my disability, and helped me to see others for who they are rather then just the disability, which ultimately has helped me in my chosen career path, which is to become a counsellor for individuals with disabilities. I thank hereward for allowing me to pursue opportunities which may not have been as accessible to me.