Jack Harley-Walsh

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Thu, 2017-11-23 17:00

This dyslexic student, who was turned away from 30 schools, was able to get his A levels and be accepted into university. He was accepted to Swansea University to study automotive design.

The 18-year-old has dyslexia and dyscalculia, a combination that makes reading, writing and numeracy based learning particularly difficult, and at 11 years-old little potentials of a long career in education.
~ Milo Boyd

Key Takeaways:

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Jack Harley-Walsh climbed Kilimanjaro at age 10 but was unable to get into over 30 secondary schools he applied to because of his dyslexia and dyscalculia.
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He ended up at St David’s College in North Wales, where specialist techniques and support helped him excel.
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After succeeding in his tests, he is at Swansea University studying automotive design, his dream career.
Read the full article here:
https://www.dyslexiadaily.com/blog/jack-harley-walsh