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Roxi

Having successfully completed the course, I have seen myself develop academically and professionally beyond any limits I had previously imagined.

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Occupation Programme Manager at Ladies who L-EARN
Country United Kingdom

After years of putting young people first and learning through practice, I felt that it was time to work on developing myself and I knew that this MA would be the best place to start. Throughout the two years I found that studying at Goldsmiths gave me the unique opportunity to reflect on my practice and values whilst also recognising the need to navigate around the complicated youth work policy landscape.

From the onset, our lecturers and tutors encouraged creative thought, challenged our intrinsic beliefs and supported us to develop holistically as practitioners. I found my learning to be enriched by the diversity of the students on the course and also the wider emphasis placed on collaborative learning. I was always humbled by the opportunity to learn from students whose careers were just starting out, as well as those whose experience far surpassed mine. No suggestion or question was insignificant nor one too profound - each interaction gave room for us to critique our understanding of the sector that we were so passionate about.

Having successfully completed the course, I have seen myself develop academically and professionally beyond any limits I had previously imagined. I found new ways to harness my professional knowledge, experience and creativity and acquired the confidence to keep striving for exemplary youth work.

Roxi was awarded the Paul Hendrich Prize for the MA Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work/Development dissertation that most addresses issues of social engagement and in particular inequality.

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