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A former English teacher who taught hundreds of children during three different decades at a Kent school has died. Tributes to Kristin Foster, who worked at The Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs for 25 years throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, are being shared following her death. Her son, Edward, described his mum as “the best mother” he could have asked for. Mrs Foster retired in 2018 – having quit teaching when she left Charles Dickens in 1995 – but just three years into her retirement the avid cricket fan broke her thigh after a fall at her Thanet home. Having spent time recovering …

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