Paul S. Farmer
Paul Farmer MBE | |
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2009 Election photo | |
| Born | April 1950 Woodford Green, Essex, U.K. |
| Died | May 5, 2023 (aged 73) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Known for | Devising the first UK school exam in pop music |
| Website | www |
Paul Stephen Farmer MBE was a British educationalist who developed the use of pop music in school music education in the 1970s, and is reputed to be the first to devise a public examination in the UK exclusively in pop music. He wrote several music education books and became a London comprehensive school head teacher at the age of 33.