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My father, John Hallett, who has died aged 97, had a long career in education

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John Hallett had a long career in education that took him all over the world.

In 1960 , he flew to Ghana with his young family to take up a position teaching undergraduates maths and physics at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology , in Kumasi .

In 1966 , he relocated to Ahmadu Bello University in Northern Nigeria just as the area was rocked by political violence and pogroms.

As the situation worsened, John returned to the UK and joined the education department at Trent Polytechnic .

He set up a charity, Senior Volunteer Network , which sent volunteer retired teachers overseas.

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