Name: Cara A’court
What dates did you study at Prior Pursglove College?: 2009 – 2011
Subjects studied: International Baccalaureate
Secondary school: Bydales
Memories of Prior: I remember the field trips to do our CAS to Flamingo land. My favourite lesson would have been English with Emma and the support I received from Pauline and Nigel was amazing”
Current Profession: Business owner and author
About the journey: Cara struggled with health issues all through her education but says that her teachers inspired her not to give in. Cara’s English teacher made her ‘fall in love with English literature’, and gave her ‘a lot of support when things got tough’. Of another teacher Cara says ‘she was so supportive of me and always helped find a solution to any obstacle I was facing’….and also …’helped me several years later in leaving university the first time.’
After college Cara went on to Anglia Ruskin University to study Zoology and in the summer of first year went to Ecuador as a volunteer through VESA. It was at this point she realised that what she was doing in her life at the time wasn’t necessarily the right thing for her so made the decision to take some time out.
While volunteering at a spiritual shop she learnt Angelic Reiki which opened her up to a new venture and inspired her to start her own business, Earth Soul.
However, Cara realised something was still missing and in 2019 decided to return to education through The Open University to study her true passion of English Literature.
She has now realised her childhood dream of becoming an author and her book Three People, Three Countries, One Path was published in June 2023.