Tracey Young

Tracey Young qualified as a Nursey Nurse (NNEB) in 1995 and worked as an Early Years Practitioner until 2021. She began her academic journey after having a desire to improve her career prospects and fulfil a dream to gain a degree. The study bug hit after a year of GCSE Maths with other inspiring adults. She initially wanted to study at a red brick university, but practicalities seemed too big to overcome. Instead, she decided to sign up for an Access Course with OU gaining some valuable academic skills as she hadn’t studied formally since 1995. She immediately signed up to begin a Healthcare and Health Science Level One Certificate, going on to complete Level Two. Biology was particularly engaging, so she took the leap part way through the last academic year to continue towards a BSc (Honours) Healthcare and Health Science.

Tracey enjoys reading, cycling, running, walks in the great outdoors and dancing. She is a busy mum of two young people aged 16 and 20, and lives on the coast in the south of England. She currently volunteers at a local library to support vulnerable members of the community. In the future, she hopes to use the Health Sciences degree within the NHS, potentially with adults or the elderly. OU is a great organisation that is helping her achieve these career goals.

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