Independent member Gwen Gilmore writes about her work in education in Cornwall on reducing suspensions, increasing student attendance at school and improving educational performance.

This photo is Gwen with some of her staff outside the Camborne, Pool and Redruth Learning Space, in Cornwall.

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My family, like many around the world, has a story to tell about breast cancer. But unlike the stories of many families, ours is one of survival. My grandmother has fought the disease twice in her life, first at age 40 and more recently in her eighth decade. Other women in my extended family have also battled the disease and so far we have won.

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