Mike Fairclough, 50, who led West Rise Junior School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, is well-known for his unorthodox approach to education. He previously appeared on Good Morning Britain to slam the ...

The children are allowed to light fires and rear animals at the school But headteacher Mike Fairclough is adamant that this teaching style is working, and their academic results support this.

Mike Fairclough is headmaster at West Rise Junior School in Eastbourne, where pupils get to take part in outdoor activities such as fire-lighting, cooking and knife skills at the site's Forest School.