The book shares Gary Boothroyd's 27 years of teaching PE at Holte Comprehensive School in inner city Birmingham. From the boy who did t want to go swimming because his family were on a private fast and he wasn't allowed to swallow water, to ather who wrote his own te: Mumbasser has a leg. Or when his school held the district cross-country championships in thick fog even though the only grass in the area was in the middle of a dual carriageway. But it was t all fun and games. Gary writes in the book how he had to cradle a dying child, stabbed to death outside the school gates by ather pupil and deal with racist thugs. Plus, he started on the road to stardom Mark Walters, a footballer who went on to find fame with England, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Rangers. A book that should be read by all would-be teachers as well as those who will chuckle at the memories all teachers share.
