My mother-in-law, Joyce McCrindle, who has died aged 91, was a dedicated primary school teacher. A Manxwoman, she lived and breathed the island, leading a life of determination, intellectual curiosity and resilience.
After departing for Scotland and eventual teacher training at Craigie College of Education in Ayr (1965-68), Joyce went on to complete 20 years as a teacher. This was mostly undertaken in Scotland, at Fisherton, Newton Head and Girvan primary schools in Ayrshire, from 1969 to the end of the 1980s. Then, in 1988-89, she joined Saints John and Monica primary school in Birmingham and a private school in Ibiza. During this time, Joyce would often return to the Isle of Man, her “dear old Ellan Vannin”.
