Part 1 - An inauspicious beginning In the 1970’s comprehensive school, the age-old saying ‘a leopard never changes its spots’ was more frequently recounted as ‘Once a little shit, always a little shit.’ Anon; 1975 Chapter 1 - First Periods Chapter 2 - Feeding Time Chapter 3 - 5V and Fidget Chapter 4 - Blood on the Buses Chapter 5 - Thumper, a Dead Sheep, and Mickey Flint Part 2 The Slow Approach to Competence