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Experiencing a poor social upbringing has influenced my desire to help children from socially deprived backgrounds achieve a success. With the drive to assist others and inspired by my mother in the teaching profession my aspirations of becoming a teacher can be recognised from the past three years of my life through my academic knowledge and experience. I am strong and varied communicator, with the belief that motivating individuals is the key to success, which gives me the confidence to adjust my approach to suit my audience. This was highly beneficial as an activities instructor as I was working with children from a range backgrounds and abilities. I demonstrated that I have valuable leadership skills as I was conducting over forty activities with a group of sixteen children. As I was sent to different camp sites in the UK I was leading different groups consistently. This increased my knowledge in the field of SEN as I was working with children with autism. I have learnt to improve children's self-esteem through motivation, praise and team innovation. As a teaching assistant/ment...