You're gay, sir, innit?': As a teacher, I kept my sexuality a secret until I couldn't

I was keen to be one of those maverick, anti-authoritarian English teachers. I wanted my democratic classroom to be an extension of the students' common room.

Isn't our aim as teachers not just to impart knowledge or to get young people through exams, but to model positive adult behaviours like self-belief and pride?

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