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When Pat left school she couldn't read or write but when called to do Jury Service she realised she could be heard and listened to. Now at University, she talks about her experience.
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Tony is now a Watch Commander at a firestation but dropped out of school without qualifications. He returned to studying to achieve his goal of becoming a firefighter.
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Paul got by without reading by doing jobs that didn't require it. Falling in to crime and ending up in prison meant he met a prison officer who wanted to help and teach him the basic skills he needed.
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Tony is a binman and left school without being able to read. He enrolled on to a reading and writing course and is just about to take his level 2 exam.
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Millie hated maths at school but as an adult she has been attending a course to help her get her GCSE maths.
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Viv talks us through her experiences gaining new skills in numeracy and literacy
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Having done a numeracy course PJ can help her kids with maths homework and maintain all her own accounts. Things she could never do before.
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Raymond returned to learning to improve his opportunities at work. Watch him talk about his journey and his experiences using BBC SKillswise.
Welcome to the raw gallery.
Take a look at the clips on the right by selecting the images in the film strip and pressing play.
All the clips follow the stories of different people gaining basic skills by completing courses or using raw and other BBC sites. It might give you some ideas about what could be useful for you.
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