[Nicola]

I remember school just going so quickly for me, by the time I got to 4th and 5th year I was like "Where did it go?" as before that it was a case of getting through school rather than looking back through my past or thinking about my future.

For the first couple of years at secondary school, I was of a mental age to still be at primary school and didn't always understand what was expected of me, but by 3rd and 4th year I felt I had started to grow up a lot and that became noticeable, people felt I had started to open up a bit more and have more adult conversations, as well as think about my career options more. I suppose doing A-levels afterwards gave me a bit more time in school to catch up as well, I was doing more for myself by the time I'd had a term in sixth-form than I'd ever done in 5 years of secondary school.

I think both primary and secondary were good learning experiences for me and a chance to grow up and learn about life in general.