Far too many cliff edges for my liking

01/04/22

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I want to admit something that is a bit of an embarrassment to me. I know I shouldn’t feel this way because what I am going to reveal is something shared with millions of citizens in England. When the event happened, it wasn’t life changing and it didn’t stop me from getting a worthwhile job and it didn’t stop me from switching careers to become a Primary school teacher. Are you ready? I didn’t pass my mathematics O Level! In fact, I didn’t take it!

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