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Like most of her charges, Lisa Dunwood lives within a few minutes’ walk of the primary school in Stogursey village, near Bridgewater, Somerset, where she has been teaching since 1997. There’s no hiding in village life. The moment she came on stage, convincingly dressed as a fairy, in the Stogursey Strollers’ production of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', up went the cry: 'Look, it’s Miss Dunwood!' As expected, the entire school were in the audience, so she made sure her pantomime jokes were suitable for young ears. Born in Coventry in 1970, she was educated locally before going to Nottingham University to study agricultural science and European studies, which included a year in France. A one-year postgraduate course in education at Lincoln Bishop Grosseteste College was followed by three years teaching at a Coventry primary school.
Lisa says: 'Teaching can be hard work, physically and mentally, but it’s rewarding because I love the variety of the job and the people I work with, and the kids too. I hope this does not sound too pretentious, but it’s a privilege to play such a large part in helping to mould the way they are, and have a positive influence on their lives, and it’s great fun to see them developing and maturing. I can see a lot of changes in the three years that I have a child in my class. Developing a sense of humour, for example. My kids are wonderful. They all muck in and look after each other. They don’t seem to mind at all being on the losing side at sports. They are quite happy as long as they are bustling about and taking part – bless them.'
Royal Society of Portrait Painters People's Portraits collection at Girton College, University of Cambridge
Cambridge
Title
Lisa Dunwood, Teacher
Date
2000
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 119 x W 119 cm
Accession number
479
Acquisition method
on loan from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signature
Royal Society of Portrait Painters People's Portraits collection at Girton College, University of Cambridge
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG England
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