Alex Dolan
Alexandra Marie Dolan is a weather presenter, and former journalist and science teacher.
Early life
[edit]Dolan was born in Cuckfield, in West Sussex. She attended The Leys School and Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies, and went on to study marine biology at Newcastle University.
Undercover teacher
[edit]Working as a science teacher, she went undercover for the 2005 Channel 4 documentary Undercover Teacher to expose mismanagement as well as the extent of pupils' bad behaviour.[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]
Television career
[edit]She was a presenter on BBC's Roar (2006 TV series), and Sky Television's Ocean Rescue in 2008.[4] In 2010, she joined BBC Look East as a weather presenter.
In 2019, Dolan moved from Norwich to Cromer in Norfolk.[5]
See also
[edit]- Jim Bacon (weather forecaster), fellow weather forecaster on Look East
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alex Dolan" (PDF). Noel Gay. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ 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.
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