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Caroline Wray did not play by the rules. Instead, she won pupils over with a combination of nonsense songs, face-pulling and good-natured insults. Her colleagues, meanwhile, recall an idiosyncratic mix of pedagogical dedication and pomposity-puncturing one-liners.
Caroline Dodgson was born in Welwyn Garden City on August 5, 1960. Her incipient musical talent first became apparent when she was presented with a xylophone at the age of five. Within two years, she had moved on to the piano and violin, and by the age of 12 had won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music.
Meanwhile, her pedagogical ability was revealed at a similarly early age: young Carol would sit on the steps of her family home, reading stories to local children.
On finishing school, she combined these talents, enrolling on a BEd course at Reading University, where she specialised in music education.
She began her career at Farley Hill independent primary, near Reading, before moving to nearby St Mary's. In 1985, she married Andrew Wray; the marriage lasted four years, though she was Miss Wray...