Boomalacka - Issue 119, Winter 2020

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FROM THE HEADMASTER Mr Adam Heath

It was easier and much quicker to cross to this area of London by bike rather than three different tube or train lines. The bike was old and rusting, chosen so as not to be stolen outside one of the Housing Commission flats. Cycling across London was invariably exciting, passing iconic landmarks and ducking between double decker buses and grid-locked traffic. Jimmy, from a family of Nigerian migrants, had a smile that would light up a room and a wicked sense of humour. I had been teaching him for three months with a support service that was established for children who had been expelled, usually from multiple schools. I worked with students with emotional or behavioural difficulties who were unable to attend even the support services unit. These students were taught from home, individually, by a teacher who moved from household to household.


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