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A random selection of stories from the site

Here Mavis describes her journey to school.

Here Belinda describes the teaching method used in her school.

Here Joanne talks about feeling excluded from school trips.

Here David recalls how boys would meet girls at night.

Here Maresa talks about the difficulties of making friends when she was only in school one day a week.

Here Joanne remembers her first day at a new school.

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