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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
David Cohen

FOUND: Nothing stops a bullet like a job - What They Never Told You

Shakade was considered by his teachers to be one of the brightest — and most dangerous — students in his year. Predicted to get top GCSE grades, he had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and had racked up more fixed-term exclusions than anyone else at his school. His future hung in the balance.

Then he was expelled for attacking another student and had to complete his GCSEs from a pupil referral unit.

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