Tara has been an Educational Advisor with the OU for a little over a year now. Previous to this she worked in a secondary school as a Careers Leader and has held numerous other roles during her career within the advice and guidance field. This included within the community as a Training and Employment Advisor and within higher education. A proud member of OU alumni, Tara graduated with BA (Hons) Philosophy and Psychology with the OU in 2016, undertaking most of her studies whilst being a full-time carer. Like many students she speaks with daily, she believes her studies were life changing and now is working towards a language qualification.