Alexandra Marie Dolan is a weather presenter, and former journalist and science teacher who went undercover for the 2005 Channel 4 documentary Undercover Teacher.[1] For this, she was suspended from teaching for one year by the General Teaching Council with the claim that she had 'breached student trust'.[2] The decision has received criticism from both teachers and commentators.[3]
Early life edit
Dolan was born in Cuckfield, in West Sussex. She has an older brother. She attended The Leys School, an independent school in Cambridge and Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies. She took A-levels in Chemistry, Biology and Psychology, passing two in 1993.[4] But it was at the third attempt in August 1995 that she got two Bs in Biology and Psychology, thanks to the excellent teaching at the Cambridge Sixth Form.[5]
She studied marine biology at Newcastle University. In 2019, Dolan moved from Norwich to Cromer in Norfolk.[6]
Career edit
Dolan presented and filmed undercover for the 2005 Channel 4 documentary Undercover Teacher.[1] She was a presenter on Sky's television programme Ocean Rescue in 2008.[7] She returned to presenting the weather on BBC Look East on 5 January 2016 following maternity leave.[citation needed]
See also edit
- Jim Bacon (weather forecaster), fellow weather forecaster on Look East
References edit
- ^ a b "Lazy Students". 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009.
- ^ Lipsett, Anthea (25 March 2009). "Teacher who filmed unruly pupils found guilty of misconduct". The Guardian.
- ^ Heffer, Simon (27 March 2009). "Time for the Tories to get horrible". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Cambridge Daily News Monday 23 August 1993, page 14
- ^ Cambridge Daily News Monday 21 August 1995, page 8
- ^ Bale, David (18 April 2019). "Why moving to Cromer is a 'dream come true' for BBC Look East weather girl". Enjoy Cromer More. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Alex Dolan" (PDF). Noel Gay. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links edit
 | This article about a British journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |