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Results day has been a good one for Rachel Formby-Jackson.
Not only did the mum-of-two achieve a B grade in GCSE Biology from Stockton Riverside College but her daughter, Izobel, 16, also scooped a string of A and B grades in her GCSEs at Macmillan Academy.
"I'm feeling massively relieved," said Rachel, who managed to complete the final year of a degree and work full-time alongside her studies.
The 43-year-old Higher Level Teaching Assistant now hopes to ultimately go on to train to be a teacher.
"I have always enjoyed working in schools, first as a volunteer when the children were little, and then taking a change in career direction and retraining to be a teaching assistant and then a higher level teaching assistant."
She says progressing into teaching now seems the natural next step and securing her GCSE in Biology means she has everything in place to start training.
Not only did the mum-of-two achieve a B grade in GCSE Biology from Stockton Riverside College but her daughter, Izobel, 16, also scooped a string of A and B grades in her GCSEs at Macmillan Academy."I'm feeling massively relieved," said Rachel, who managed to complete the final year of a degree and work full-time alongside her studies.
The 43-year-old Higher Level Teaching Assistant now hopes to ultimately go on to train to be a teacher.
"I have always enjoyed working in schools, first as a volunteer when the children were little, and then taking a change in career direction and retraining to be a teaching assistant and then a higher level teaching assistant."
She says progressing into teaching now seems the natural next step and securing her GCSE in Biology means she has everything in place to start training.
