An across-the-ages FRIENDSHIP
‘I feel like a sensible big sister’
Madeleine Slater-Vaughan, 68, is a specialist mentor at Birmingham City University and lives in Worcestershire.
Steff’s first words to me were, ‘Sit there and take notes.’
It wasn’t a warm welcome, but as an experienced teacher and support assistant, I wasn’t fazed. Steff has autism, so when I was assigned to help her in September 2013, I knew it would take time to gain her trust.
At the time, Steff was in her final year of a BTEC in Media
