Peter Buckroyd, chief examiner for English at the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, draws some comfort from a pupil who wrote "fuck off" as the answer to a question in their English GCSE exam
- "Now there are teachers who understand the child who learns differently. I wish I'd had those teachers. My teacher was the worst teacher on the planet"
Dyslexic actor Henry Winkler, aka The Fonz from Happy Days, who has written a series of books for children about growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia
- "Some kids love causing antisocial behaviour and some wear Asbos with pride. They need to be targeted with a different approach"
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