On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
About me
1. ABOUT ME
Name: Sarah Vallis
Age: 20 years old
Live: Wells, Somerset,
England
Study: French and Spanish at
the University of Southampton
2. WELLS, SOMERSET
In the South West of
England.
In between the cities of
Bath and Bristol.
The smallest city in
England with a
population of 10,000.
Has the oldest street in
England called Vicars
Close.
3.
4. MY FAMILY
I live in Somerset with my Mum, Dad,
Brother, and Cat.
My Mum is called Sally, and she’s a
Science teacher in the Secondary
school in Wells that I went to called
The Blue School.
My Dad is called Andrew, and he’s a
journalist in Bristol for the newspapers
The Western Daily Press and The
Bristol Evening Post.
My Brother is called Nathan, he’s 18
years old and has just started
studying Business Management at
Cardiff University.
5. SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE
Southampton is in the south
of England by the sea, but it
does not have a beach.
Largest city in the county of
Hampshire.
121km from London (2
hours by car), and 31km
from Portsmouth.
It is the fourth largest port in
the UK and a very industrial
city.
6. THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHAMPTON
24,000 students.
Modern Language
Students have 12 hours of
lectures a week. Science
and maths students have a
lot more, whereas English
and History students have
less.
Most courses are 3 or 4
years long.
I have to write 8 essays a
year and take 4 exams.
