![]() Philip Parkin, general secretary of education trades union Voice, said: "This is inappropriate, crass and insensitive, and calls into question the judgment of those at AQA who decided to include it. If they buy his song it could be a nice earner for him." Michele Elliot, director of Kidscape, told PA the song's inclusion sent "totally the wrong message to pedophiles' victims." "I welcome the withdrawal of this song, which should never have been included in the first place."Ĭampaigners warned Glitter could earn royalties from extra sales by students. "No teacher should be in the position of having to discuss this man's work with the young people in their class, and all teachers will have rejected the idea of using this material. Glitter fears for safety after UK return.John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "Schools registered with this examination board depend on the board to choose appropriate texts, and will have been dismayed at the choice of a Gary Glitter song. After his release he was deported to Britain. He later lived in Vietnam where he was convicted for sex offenses against young girls and jailed for nearly three years. But he fell from grace in 1999 after admitting to possessing child pornography in Britain for which he was jailed for four months. The exam board, the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), said Monday it had recalled the paper and reissued the listening list without Glitter's song.Īn AQA spokeswoman told the Press Association: "We regret any offense that has been caused by its inclusion and we will be contacting our centers and recalling the paper."Īt the height of his fame in the early 1970s Glitter had several British top 10 hits and sold millions of records. The glam rocker's name was spotted on briefing notes sent to teenagers by a school teacher who told The Sun newspaper he thought it was "completely inappropriate." British children's charity Kidscape said Monday the inclusion of "I'm The Leader Of The Gang" in a list of "related listening" for GCSE music coursework aimed at high school-aged students was inappropriate.
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