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Article: a class apart.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- March 25, 2006
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Byline: DAVID THOMAS
what do sue lawley, sandie shaw and greg dyke have in common? they all owe their careers to grammar schools.as selection in education returns to the political agenda, DAVID THOMAS hears how the 11-plus made all the difference to yheir lives
Sue Lawley's face breaks into a smile and her voice, normally so cool and self-assured, takes on a note of passionate excitement as she exclaims, 'I loved my grammar school uniform! I went with my new satchel on the red 245 bus to Dudley and thought I was the bees' knees!' Sandie Shaw, the 1960s pop diva who is now a trained psychotherapist with her own Harley Street practice, feels just the same ...