Secret Lives of Teachers in Oxfordshire
A look back through the Oxford Mail archive reveals the secret lives of teachers in Oxfordshire over the years.
It can be difficult for young pupils to comprehend that teachers have their own lives outside of school, but these archive pictures show what they get up to after the bell rings.
The collection includes teachers from all over the county, from Banbury to Abingdon to Burford, with some pursuing strange and interesting hobbies.
- One teacher wrote an entire novel out of working hours.
- Another took up keeping bees.
- A woodworking teacher continued his professional subject as a hobby away from school.
- Others went horse riding.
- One left school to teach at a travelling circus.
Author's summary: Teachers' secret lives revealed.