ˌɔn lˈiːvɪŋ kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, hiː wˈɜːkt fɚðə lˈʌndən bˈʌɹoʊ ʌv mˈɜːtən ˌɔn wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst mˈɪdəl skˈuːlz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.
On leaving Cambridge in 1969, he worked for the London Borough of Merton on one of the first middle schools in the United Kingdom.