Early Life
He grew up in Sheffield on a council estate. He went to Prince Edward Primary School, Manor Top, then Firth Park Secondary School (now Firth Park Community Arts College), a comprehensive from 1969 (when he was 12).
He graduated in History from the University of York in 1978 and before being elected an MP, was a history teacher for 22 years. He gained a PGCE from the University of Sheffield. He taught from 1979-84 at Chesterfield School (now Brookfield Community School), then Buxton College from 1984–90, and from 1990-2001 he was Head of Sixth Form at Buxton Community School (the successor to Buxton College).
He joined the SDP in 1983. From 1987-95 he was a councillor for Brimington ward, then from 1999-2003 for Walton ward on Chesterfield Borough Council.
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