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  start to a champion of brands?
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  to living her dream?
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  student to leading students?
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  to being at the top?
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  future to Surestart?
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  to appearing on the box?
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  to home improvers?
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  to skilled carer?
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  college work to producing hits?
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Who went from an uncertain future to Surestart?

Read how Kirsty Layton went from being a young mum to a family development worker for SureStart with the help of Bradford College.

Kirsty Layton was still a schoolgirl when she gave birth to her baby daughter. "I thought I'd never get anywhere in life. I felt there was a lot of pressure, with lots of references to young parents in the newspapers. I felt there was a stigma attached to me."

After completing her GCSEs, Kirsty enrolled on a two-year Childcare and Education course at Bradford College whilst also working part time. “I’m not going to pretend it was easy - it was a struggle."

The course paid dividends and Kirsty attended a work placement within Surestart, the Government programme which aims to give every child a good start in life through family support, health and education. Kirsty was placed at two local schools; she loved it and realised that she was committed to the work.

When the placement ended Kirsty applied for a permanent post and was thrilled to be offered the position of Family Development Worker. "It was fantastic, I had landed myself a job that enabled me to use all of the skills I had learnt at College – and I could help people that were in the same position as I used to be. I was over the moon!"