[1] The diary described an undercurrent of pupil misbehaviour and incompetence in the school, including girls who were sexually active before they could do simple sums, students who asserted that they had rights if any attempt were made to punish them, and a pervasive attitude of indifference.

The diary, presented in a special pull-out section of the magazine, drew widespread messages of support and confirmation of the problem, which were printed in the following issue.

In the Shropshire Star, it was revealed that the teacher was from Telford, although he wanted to remain anonymous to protect the children at the school.

[2] Within weeks, the teacher's identity, Stuart Williams, was discovered by the UK press, with stories in the Sunday People and the Daily Mail, and the school was identified as Lord Silkin School.

In April 2015, the school failed its Ofsted inspection, and was placed in special measures.