Tegan Case – Northern Territory

Tegan started with the Young Mums Strong Mums program run collaboratively by the Batchelor Institute and Palmerston Child and Family Centre earlier this year and is now also studying a Certificate III in Community Services.

Tegan has dyslexia and struggled with reading and writing in school. However, she now sees her learning difficulty as something which strengthens her understanding of the difficulties faced by young people learning to read and write.

Tegan has connected with the program by actively engaging in the content and making friends. As part of accessing the program’s wrap-around support, Tegan left a violent relationship two months ago. Despite all the turmoil and disruption to her family life, she barely missed any education classes.

By engaging with the program, Tegan has started to believe in herself and believe what is capable of. She is getting her life together and being a good example for her one year old daughter.

Tegan has now decided to become a Primary School Teacher. When she first thought about becoming a teacher, Tegan couldn’t believe that she could go to university, get a degree and a professional job. Now she knows she can. Adult Learning has impacted her life by showing her what she is capable of achieving.