Teacher. Born Ireland. 1993 appointed headteacher of St George's School. Stabbed to death when he tried to help a pupil who was being attacked by a gang. The 15-year-old killer, Learco Chindamo, was imprisoned but freed in 2010.
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Philip Lawrence
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Philip Lawrence
The full text from I Corinthians 13:4-8 reads: "Love takes no pleasure in oth...
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John Eames, FRS
Trained as a minister but worked as a tutor. Â Elected Fellow of the Royal Society through his friendship with Isaac Newton. Unmarried. Died in Coleman Street. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
First Japanese students
In 1863 five noblemen of the Choshu clan left Japan to study at UCL. No one from Japan had previously studied outside their own country and they had to keep their departure hidden from the governme...
Alan Charles Senitt
Alan Charles Senitt was born on 26 December 1978, the eldest of the three children of Jack Adrian Senitt (1949-2011) and Karen B. Senitt née Kosky (b.1952). His birth was registered in the 1st quar...
William Edward Forster
Born Dorset. Member of Parliament for Bradford, 1861- 1886, where there is another statue of him. Educational reformer. Died at 80 Eccleston Square.
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Sunday Schools (centenary)
Workhouses.org informs that schools for children on Sundays probably happened earlier but the movement started in 1780 when Robert Raikes opened a school in Gloucester.
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