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Born on 23 July 1950 in South Shields, Paul Patrick is an openly gay teacher and leading British LGBT rights activist specialising in fighting homophobia in the public and voluntary sectors; particularly in the education system. He taught at BRGS for several years, rising to become Head of Drama, but was then unceremoniously fired for reasons which have never been fully explained to the student body.
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Born on 23 July 1950 in South Shields, Paul Patrick was an openly gay teacher and leading British LGBT rights activist specialising in fighting homophobia in the public and voluntary sectors; particularly in the education system. He taught at [[BRGS]] for several years, rising to become Head of Drama.
  
He is currently working on ''Biting The Hand That Feeds Me!'', the first volume of his autobiography.
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On the 22 May 2008, [http://lgbthmuk.blogspot.com/2008/05/paul-patrick-dies.html Mr Patrick died] from a chronic lung condition. . He had been working on ''Biting The Hand That Feeds Me!'', the first volume of his autobiography.
  
It is important to note that his [http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Patrick Wikipedia Page] makes no mention of his teaching at BRGS, and also neglects to dispel any rumours regarding [[the Crucible Incident]].
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==Illustrious theatrical career==
  
[[Category:Past_Teachers|Patrick, Mr]]
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Mr Patrick staged one hit play whilst at BRGS, [[The Servant of Two Masters]]. He also staged the non-hit plays [[The Nativity]] and [[Ernie's Marvellous Illucinations]]. In addition to these, he started rehearsals for the following plays, which, due to difficulties ranging from cast availability to Scouse dialect, never saw the light of day:
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*Murder in the Red Barn
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*An Inspector Calls
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*Stags and Hens
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He also arranged auditions for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', but rehearsals were never started.
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==Impeccable taste in tank tops==
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It is believed that the provision in the sixth form dress code for tank tops was made just in case Mr Patrick decided to return to [[BRGS]]. As a sixth former.
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==His departure==
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His departure had never been fully explained to the student body.
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[[Category:Past_Teachers|Patrick, Paul]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 3 November 2010

Born on 23 July 1950 in South Shields, Paul Patrick was an openly gay teacher and leading British LGBT rights activist specialising in fighting homophobia in the public and voluntary sectors; particularly in the education system. He taught at BRGS for several years, rising to become Head of Drama.

On the 22 May 2008, Mr Patrick died from a chronic lung condition. . He had been working on Biting The Hand That Feeds Me!, the first volume of his autobiography.

Illustrious theatrical career

Mr Patrick staged one hit play whilst at BRGS, The Servant of Two Masters. He also staged the non-hit plays The Nativity and Ernie's Marvellous Illucinations. In addition to these, he started rehearsals for the following plays, which, due to difficulties ranging from cast availability to Scouse dialect, never saw the light of day:

  • Murder in the Red Barn
  • An Inspector Calls
  • Stags and Hens

He also arranged auditions for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', but rehearsals were never started.

Impeccable taste in tank tops

It is believed that the provision in the sixth form dress code for tank tops was made just in case Mr Patrick decided to return to BRGS. As a sixth former.

His departure

His departure had never been fully explained to the student body.