Hi, my name’s Charlie (if you hadn’t have guessed from the title!) I now work on behalf of a project, Aimhigher Plus, that talks about different education routes and next steps. I’ve created this blog, alongside some of my friends and work colleagues, to share their stories about the realities of education and to show the stories of how we got where we are. But you want to know more about me, because this is probably why you’re here, reading this… I’m an only child which means my parents were particularly protective over me and lived a pretty sheltered life. I admit I’m particularly fortunate that that side of things…