Suzannah Niklas, Pen Portrait, Mature student and mother of two teenage sons Suzannah Niklas from Lyons Crescent Tonbridge completed her Access to Higher Education course in June 2003.

Suzannah studied the humanities route for her one-year course and is going to read English at Sussex University. Suzie previously had a career in advertising. Following the birth of her children she gave up work and waited until her sons were grown up before considering a return to education.

“The course has been great, there have been ups and downs, the period before Easter was particularly hard but with the fantastic support of other students, my family and staff at the College I have got through the difficult patches. With the understanding of my family I have been able to balance family life with the pressure and commitment of study”.