Veronica Mary with her class around 1991.

Veronica Mary with her class around 1991.

veronica mary price, born 1949
teacher

In 1966 Veronica Mary went to Bath School of Physiotherapy but only stayed for one term. She then became a Junior Matron at Farlington Girls School, Horsham, Sussex, and later at Lord Wandsworth College, Basingstoke, Hampshire, before going to Portsmouth College of Education in 1968-71, leaving with a Pass with Distinction in Education. After the first of her two children was born in 1972 she was a Home Tutor for Hampshire County Council (1972-74) and then a teacher at Liss County Infants School, Hampshire. During 1984-86 she also studied at King’s College, Winchester (now the University of Winchester), achieving a Diploma in Professional Studies in Art in Education for 5-13-year-olds. She then taught at Pucklechurch Infant and Junior School, Bristol. Finally, from 2000 to 2009, she was a supply teacher at various schools in and around Frome, Somerset.

Click below to view her life story:

Source: One of seven life stories extracted in 2020 by Tony Watts (brother of Veronica Mary Price) from a family history written jointly by him and his three siblings: Paul, Veronica Mary, and Clare.

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