My name is Sarah Hanks and I am currently a mature student studying Education Studies at Swansea Met University. 

I am originally from Wellington in Shropshire, where my parents still live but moved to Neath in Wales with my boyfriend a couple of years ago, where I now live with my Chocolate Labrador Bourneville

My boyfriend and I met while we were both serving in the Royal Navy, which was my life for six and a half years.  During this time I travelled all over the world including, West Africa, Falklands, South and North America, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and made some fantastic friends.

I decided I didn't want to be shouted at any more, so I decided it was time to do something different and here I am now, sat in this classroom hoping that in three years time I will be well on my way to becoming a teacher.  I am nervous about the next three years and really want to do my best.  I have already made some great mates who will hopefully help me through and with a lot of hard work and determination we will, fingers crossed, get through this together.

So that's me in a nutshell, so watch this space to see if I make it!