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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Alexandra Topping

‘School is not for everyone’: Harvey Willgoose’s family campaign for change

Harvey and his dad posing for a photo at home
Harvey Willgoose, pictured with his father Mark, was known as a big character in Sheffield. Photograph: Family handout/PA

On a cold morning at the start of February, 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose got himself out of bed and dressed for school. He had not been for a while, but had built himself up to it.

“He went: ‘I’m going to school, Mum, are you proud of me?’,” says Caroline Willgoose, nursing a cup of tea at her cousin’s kitchen table. “I said: ‘I am love.’ I followed him down. And he said: ‘I love you mum. Shut door behind me.’”

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