Shortly before Mike Kent retired after thirty years as a London headteacher, the visiting educational psychologist attached to his school sat chuckling helplessly over a coffee as Mike related tales of school life. ‘You know, people would never believe what your job involves, ‘ he said. ‘You should keep a diary for a year and turn it into a book.’Mike thought that was a great idea and here it is.Read about Emma who wasn t, the invisible plumbers, Eddie the Terror, the Vicar s Rolo, Samesh s spectacles, the shoe in the fence, Joseph and the eels, the lift that wouldn t, staffroom secrets, serious pigeons, the diplodocus, persistent salesmen, the mums up for a scrap, and a host of other jaw-dropping tales all in the line of duty!