ars ▁a ▁warm ▁heart ▁under ▁a ▁stern ▁appearance , ▁who ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁remembered ▁for ▁pick ing ▁up ▁rub b ish ▁from ▁the ▁Little ▁Dean ' s ▁Y ard ▁ground ." ▁There ▁was ▁rum our ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁argument ▁with ▁the ▁school ▁council ▁over ▁issues ▁concerning ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁funds ▁gathered ▁from ▁benef act ors . ▁The ▁council ▁thought ▁the ▁fund ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁impro ving ▁school ▁facilities ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁money ▁should ▁be ▁provided ▁to ▁smart ▁students ▁unable ▁to ▁afford ▁fe es . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁media ▁and ▁political ▁controvers y ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁on ▁ret iring ▁from ▁independent ▁schools ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 8 , ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁years ' ▁teaching ▁experience , ▁applied ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁school ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" g ive ▁a ▁bit ▁back ", ▁but ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Te aching ▁Council ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁completed ▁the ▁P G CE ▁teacher ▁training ▁course ▁which ▁is ▁oblig atory ▁for ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁sector ▁but ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁independent ▁schools , ▁ins isting ▁also ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁obliged ▁to ▁apply ▁this ▁rule ▁rig id ly . ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁label led ▁it ▁“ tot ally ▁abs urd ”, ▁given ▁Jones - Par ry ' s ▁long ▁teaching ▁experience ▁in ▁leading ▁independent ▁schools , ▁and ▁as ▁Head master ▁of ▁West min ster ▁- ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁academ ically ▁successful ▁school