Mr Grant

Supply teacher extraordinaire

Mr Grant is known to turn up as a supply teacher in almost any subject, since he is equally enthusiastic about every one. In a similar fashion to Doc Rob, Mr Grant appears to have a basic grounding in every discipline. Always pleasant and friendly, a lesson with him raises the spirits, just as his pulse rate rises thinking about... well, almost anything.

Subject specialism

Mr Grant's actual teaching speciality is unknown. He is rumoured to be a Biology teacher, but some consider this a subject that might contain too many interesting things, which could pose a health risk to Mr Grant if he were to accidentally enthuse about them all at once.

Quotes

On temperature

• "5 million Kelvin? Jee-sus that's hot!"
• "10 million Kelvin? That's bloody hot!"
• (reads '100 million Kelvin' on student's computer screen) "Sheeeee-it that's hot!"

On maths (during a two week period of cover)

• "Well, I'm all right at Maths, but I've got a copy of the Guardian for us to read if we get bored."

On racing certainties

• "You have my personal guarantee that you're just the kind of person Oxford want."
• (possible crush on Miss Strickland): "You can just see it. Bang! She's got star quality."

On Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

• "So what exactly is that, boom-tang, then?"

Student: "That's erm... poon-tang, sir."