UUP Leader admits he failed in primary school

In a candid address as the guest of honour at the Lenten Lectures in St Columb’s Cathedral on Thursday, the UUP Leader called himself ‘a dunce’ during his primary school years.
By Olga Bradshaw
Published 24th Mar 2014, 16:00 BST
Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, pictured with Dean William Morton, left, and Canon John Merrick, when he gave the annual Lenten Address in St. Columb's Cathedral. INLS1214-111KMUlster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, pictured with Dean William Morton, left, and Canon John Merrick, when he gave the annual Lenten Address in St. Columb's Cathedral. INLS1214-111KM
Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, pictured with Dean William Morton, left, and Canon John Merrick, when he gave the annual Lenten Address in St. Columb's Cathedral. INLS1214-111KM

He admitted that it was not until an inspirational teacher challenged him to be all that he could in the classroom that his academic life was transformed and he left school with “reasonable qualifications”.

To read more about the UUP Leader’s visit, and his desire for a single education system for Northern Ireland get this week’s Londonderry Sentinel, out on Wednesday, March 26.

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