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Challenges of a quiet student in secondary school
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Challenges of a quiet student in secondary school

ByEllie Zalick 15th August 202315th August 2023

I remember, in the first few weeks of secondary school sitting on the stairs crying at the idea that I had to keep doing this secondary school thing for the next 7 years. I said something like “secondary school is school with all the fun zapped out of it”. It was all grades, grades, grades…

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Meet our Liskeard Meet Up Leader: Ellie’s Story
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Meet our Liskeard Meet Up Leader: Ellie’s Story

ByEllie Zalick 1st December 202215th August 2023

From a young age, I was defined in the eyes of many by one word –Quiet. I remember being around 7 or 8 years old and doing an exercise where we were given photos of ourselves stuck in the middle of a blank page and other students had to write characteristics that describe us around…

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