Sophie Dennington: From dyslexia diagnosis to FA Cup final ref

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When Sophie Dennington told her school referee, “I could be a better ref than you”, she would not have expected to have started a chain of events which would take her to the FA Cup final at Wembley.

When Sophie Dennington told a school referee "I could be a better ref than you", she would not have expected to have started a chain of events that would take her to the FA Cup final at Wembley.

She is now a national refereeing manager with the Football Association, running the line in Women's Super League and Champions League matches – and now the FA Cup final."I didn't get diagnosed until year eight," she said. "In year five I used to cry because I used to get the words the wrong way around. I had to go to year three to do spellings. One day they had to bring my mum in because I was so distraught.

"There were people at school who told me not to go for sixth form, but I wrote a 10,000-word dissertation - who are you to tell me what to do?"The 23-year-old was working at Tesco and keen on a career in the police force before the opportunity arose to become a full-time referee

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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