It was back to school for ‘dragon’ Theo Paphitis when he filmed a TV charity appeal.
In the show for the BBC he makes an appeal for the British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) which specialises in supporting children with learning disabilities. The straight-talking Dragon spoke from personal experience as he is dyslexic.
Speaking of his time at his former school in Blackstock Road, he said: “There is no question in my mind that Ambler Primary School played a big part in moulding my character and in turn, I suppose, made me the man I am today.”
During his visit on January 26, Mr Paphitis met all the classes and held a question and answer session with enterprising Year 5 pupils who were pitching to run the school’s new tuck shop.
Ambler head teacher Juliet Benis said: “He was absolutely lovely to everyone and he took the time to do a fantastic question and answer session with the year 5 pupils to help them develop their pitches to run the tuck shop. He also officially opened our new flexible learning space which the children have named The Tech Lounge.”
Cllr Richard Watts, executive member for children and families said: “As a dyslexic myself I am pleased to be able to say that Ambler, and indeed all our schools, do a great deal to support children with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.”
The show airs on BBC One at 4.20pm this sunday February the 19th and is then repeated on BBC 2 on Wednesday 22nd February at 1.30pm . More information about Theo Paphitis’s support of bibic and the Lifeline Appeal can be found at www.bibic.org.uk
Singing star Leona Lewis who became a big hit on X Factor then went onto bigger things also attended Ambler School. Notable Cypriots who attended Ambler School are Gary Karsa the Head of Football at Norwich City , Micheal Yiakoumi the Compiler of the Cypriot Who’s Who and General Secretary of the Cypriot Football League in the UK, Louis Loizou the Chairman and trustee of 12 Apostles Church in Brookmans Park, Doulla Michael Chair of Bowes Greek School and Member of OESEKA main committee and Eva Hadjinicola who was the Head of the English Primary School in Nicosia until recently.
