In December 2000 I left my job as a social worker in Newcastle to set up a learning mentor project in a large secondary school. It's not that I didn't enjoy my work. After stints in a residential special school, then as a social worker in youth justice and leaving care, moving between the statutory and voluntary sectors, I knew that I'd been involved in plenty of good practice.
But by the end of 2000 I was ready for a move, feeling rather punch-drunk after years of working with so many young people in crisis. So few of my clients over the years had remained in education until the age of 16, with damaging consequences for them, their families and their communities. Could I use my experience and skills more constructively by working within the education system?
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