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Talk inspires both pupils and parents


A KIDDERMINSTER school was visited by an inspirational ex-offender and former heroin addict who has now turned his life around and advises the Government on rehabilitation programmes.

Mark Johnson gave a talk to all 270 year 10 pupils - aged 14 to 15 - at King Charles I School. He then gave a further talk to parents and the general public in the evening.

Jackie Passey, school librarian and information resources manager, said: "It was definitely a great success. He struck a real chord with some of the pupils and they were very taken with him.

"Mark is a brave man to stand up and say what happened to him and he wanted the children to realise that he was never a victim and we all have choices in life."

She explained that feedback from parents had also been positive and many pupils had visited the library to read his autobiography, Wasted.


Positive impact: Pictured, from left, Rebecca Jones, 14, Louise Griffiths, 15, Mark Johnson, Richard Tipper and Jake Coles, both 14. Positive impact: Pictured, from left, Rebecca Jones, 14, Louise Griffiths, 15, Mark Johnson, Richard Tipper and Jake Coles, both 14.

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