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Article: EDUCATION MATTER: How going back to classroom allowed me to escape retail rat race; Khalid Rashid, aged 25, explains why he has decided to ditch a career in retail and join the ever-growing school army after Birmingham City Council agreed to boost the salaries of classroom assistants.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- November 15, 2004
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Byline: Khalid Rashid
A change of direction was required as working in retail had taken its toll so I enrolled myself on to an adult education course to train to be a classroom assistant at Hodge Hill School.
It was the latest step in a long journey. Leaving school after doing my A-levels and GCSEs I decided to have a crack at university.
As life as a student unfolded I realised it wasn't ...