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Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 11:21
Despite having eight GCSEs, Amy decided to be a full-time mum to daughter Daisy, who is now a year old.
Amy said: "After Daisy was born, I felt quite down really, and very isolated.
"My self-esteem was low and finding the time to be a mum, to work and to study just didn't seem possible."
However, she soon began to miss her studies so a Connexions adviser suggested she enrol on a Valuing Young Parents course to meet new people and build her confidence.
Amy, who is now 18, said: "I'm so glad I took the course. I gained another qualification, but equally important to me was the realisation that I could be a valued member of society, that I could contribute to society."
After the course, Amy applied to a sixth-form college and started studying towards A-levels in English literature and language, Tudor history, photography and media studies.
She is now looking forward to studying English literature at university and going on to start a career as a teacher.
And Amy has advice for other young people in the same situation.
She said: "Value yourself. Just because you have a child, it doesn't mean that your life is over and your prospects have gone. Go for it."
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