Notable Teachers
- Robin Pedley – history teacher at Crossley and Porter School from 1943–46, and promoter of comprehensive schools, who developed the three-tier model of education which was mostly implemented first in Leicestershire (and largely abandoned in 2008). His 1963 book, The Comprehensive School was widely read and had implications for the UK education system.
Read more about this topic: The Crossley Heath School
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