Judith teaches

On the eve of leaving college, Judith Prestwood and her friend, Bronwen Thomas, learn that they have been appointed to the staff of Cambridge Road Secondary Modern School, on the outskirts of the industrial town of Illingborough. They share a flat, ‘Teachers’ Rest’, with another friend, Meg Thorpe, who is already teaching at the school. Life for Judith is by no means dull, from the first day when Desmond Blow brings a white mouse to school, to the pastoral play which she writes and which ends the summer term. In between are much hard work, the Christmas party and concert, the Folk Dance…