Extraordinarily for a man who seems barely in control of his own brain and limbs, Nel is a qualified accountant.

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The schools' former finance director, Steve Davies, retired in December 2011 after the Department for Education advised the federation he was not a qualified accountant and it should consider replacing him.

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He qualified as an accountant and moved to Kendal in 1941, rising to become Borough Treasurer seven years later.

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