Lynsey Gilchrist

- degree in Philosophy from Queen's University, Belfast I grew up in Northern Ireland and went to secondary school in a local grammar school. I struggled a lot in school and was not given the assistance I needed. I did my GCSEs and went back to study A levels. It was at this stage that my RE teacher suggested that I may have dyslexia. She provided support with developing my essay writing skills and facilitated my progress in achieving good A levels. I went on to study Philosophy at Queen's University, Belfast where I was very successful in most of the modules I studied. I realised during the course of my degree that I wanted to help young people achieve their true potential and reflected upon my own school experiences and the people who helped me. I decided on RE because I have an interest in the subject and I feel that it is one of the only subjects where BIG questions can be discussed.