15 March 2018, The Tablet

The teacher who inspired Sally Axworthy, British ambassador to the Holy See

by Sally Axworthy

Sally Axworthy: 'Mrs Boss taught me that I could take control of what I learned.'

The teacher who inspired Sally Axworthy, British ambassador to the Holy See
 

My secondary school years were not littered with inspirational teachers, but there was one who stood out: Mrs Boss. She was a slightly formidable figure. Usually dressed in a severe black pinafore with her hair in a bun, she looked like a lost character from the nineteenth century.

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