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What are the teachers' names and stories in the book To Sir, With Love?

The main character in the novel To Sir, with Love is Ricardo "Rick" Braithwaite, a black man from British Guiana. He formerly served in the Royal Air Force (RAF), but when he was released from the military in 1945, he could not get a job because of his race. He interviewed to work in engineering and, though he was eminently qualified, he did not get the job because the employer felt that white people would not be able to have him as their supervisor. Running out of money, he takes a job teaching poor white children in London's East End at the Greenslade Secondary School.


The students at the school have little supervision at home, and most resist discipline and teaching, unless the teacher has a firm but loving touch, like Mrs. Grace Dale-Evans, who teaches Domestic Science. Grace has worked at the school for nearly twenty years and understand the students. Gillian Blanchard is an attractive, young teacher who is new to the school; she and Ricky eventually develop a romantic relationship. Gillian is described as having olive skin and wavy dark hair, and Ricky thinks she looks like women he used to see in Martinique. The headmaster of the school, Florian, tries to run a different kind of school in which students have more latitude to express their opinions, and he is assisted by Mrs. Drew, a white-haired, elegant older woman. Vivienne Clintridge, also known as Clinty, is the drama and art teacher who has a kind disposition. Clinty is an artist who teaches to make a living. The other teachers include Theo Weston, who is dismissive of the students and their interests; Josy Dawes (who has a manly appearance and wears a man's shirt); and Euphemia Phillips (who is described as immature and looking like a schoolgirl). 

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