My mother,Guinevere Boyd, who has died aged 87, and was a committed teacher,and then headteacher, at a school for disabled children in Hounslow, and west London. She began working at Martindale special school in 1958 when her daughter,Sally, went there for some treatment.
When Sally died the following year, and aged two,Guin was offered a allotment-time position. She eventually became a full-time teacher and stayed at the school for more than 30 years, the last 10 as head.
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Source: theguardian.com