Proving that fact is stranger than fiction, this book takes you along a teacher's fascinating and often hilarious journey from training-college days to leading a school. Packed full of incredible Teesside-teacher tales it will stir many memories of events from your early days in school - whether you loved or loathed them! This book is 'class' from beginning to end as it takes you on a roller-coaster ride to show you life behind the school gates. Foreword by Gary Pallister (MFC,MUFC & England) Bryan Cross qualifed at Middlesbrough Teacher Training College, Durham University in 1966 and taught at Frederick Nattrass Junior School Norton on Tees, Fens Primary School Hartlepool (as Deputy Head) before being appointed Head Teacher at Grange Primary School 1988-1997. Since retirement Bryan has tutored English and Maths (KS1- KS4) at the Kip McGrath Education Centre, marked English KS2 SAT papers and acted as a part time supply teacher in various schools.