I did a BA in Youth and Community Studies at Crewe & Alsager College in the early 1980s. This also qualified me to be a teacher, though I never had any interest in doing that.
- What was your first job?
It was with Derbyshire County Council looking at how to implement its community education policy. That led to a community tutor post with primary schools. I hated it. Eventually, I went travelling and worked with Greenpeace in Australia, including a stint on the Rainbow Warrior. Then I ran Greenpeace in Derbyshire for five years.
- Why to did you return to youth work?
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