Knowing where to start and what to say to
help you set out your reasons for applying
and convincing the admissions tutor to offer
you a place can be a challenge. Looking
at examples of how other students have
approached this can sometimes be helpful.
Example 1
“The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the
service of others.” Mahatma Ghandi
From a young age this quote has inspired my chosen
career path to become a children’s nurse. Being one of
many siblings I have the role of supporting my nieces
and nephews when they become ill and providing
comfort. Working with children in my family has
motivated along this career path as it has taught me to
take responsibility in life, become more organised and
mature. I am currently undertaking a Hhealth and Social
Care course. This course has given me insight into the
different aspects of health care and its overarching infra
structure. Caring for children and young people helped
me gain an understanding of the risk that children
and young people may be put in and the exploitative
and abusive behaviour that they may encounter.
We focused on the tragic case of Victoria Climbie.
This brought home the significance of multi agency
working. I am committed to ensuring that children and
young people in my care are safe,healthy, enjoying
and achieving, economic well being and putting in a
positive contribution. A core element of the course
has been work placement, working with children.
This came in very useful for me because it taught me
how to deal with children at different ages and what
I need to do in order to meet their needs. During this
work experience I was responsible for supporting
and maintaining the children’s hygiene needs and
encouraging them with their speech. I learnt different
approaches to meeting the needs of children; for
example I was taught to talk the children in a calm,
but stern tone of voice when they misbehaved and to
use very positive gestures and praise when children
listened and kept to task. I consider myself as having
very good communications skills I am able to reassure
people positively in any circumstance, I am the
committed to ensuring that children and young people
in my care are safe and healthy and I am confident
when dealing with both children and parents, For
example when a child injured herself in the nursery
I shadowed one of the senior staff while they
administered first aid, it was then my responsibility to
explain to the caregiver exactly what had occurred. I
take part in many activities which are helping me to
become independent ad preparing me for my course
that I want to take part in, in university; I presently
volunteer in a nursery. I take part in planning and
creating activities and I have a duty to observe the
children throughout the day and then give feedback
to the parents and carers. I have many qualities which
will be ideal for my future career path I am honest,
patient and a reflective individual, this is something
that I feel is most important when dealing with children
and adolescents. I have many hobbies that I carry
out in my spare time. I have taken part in being a
team leader to raise money for a charity that supports
Personal statements
workbook
Having managed successfully to navigate through the 370,000
courses at over 370 providers across the UK, it is now time
to make a start at drafting your personal statement. Students
often find this the most daunting of tasks within the application
process, so this helpful workbook is aimed at guiding you
through putting together the statement that is going to help get
you a place on your ideal course.
