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The Olympian triathlete brothers turned up to school in Lycra, ready to learn

Born and brought up in Edinburgh, the writer of Trainspotting struggled with dyslexia and concentration issues at school. But thanks to the encouragement of his English teacher, he finally found his writing voice...

The ‘next Mary Berry’, Prue Leith, returns to college to share her wisdom with the next generation of bakers

This easygoing, non-judgemental teacher sparked off a love for art – and taught a valuable lesson about the importance of imagination

This teacher could not accept his Shakespeare-loving pupil ditching English to follow his family into medicine instead of a stage career

A teacher who taught her to overcome dyslexia, and one who backed her potential, helped to keep the Strictly Come Dancing judge on her toes