Jeff Marks is a Head of English under pressure after catastrophic GCSE results. The governors give him one year to redeem himself and save Greenside College from closure or academisation. Jeff believes in his team, especially the talented young recruits George and Dan, but their rivalry creates problems he must resolve during a challenging Autumn term.Winter brings romantic complications and a stark professional dilemma. When Jeff's headteacher discovers rival schools are cheating remorselessly on English coursework, he insists on Jeff 'playing the game.' There's no other way to compete. Becoming a 'Head of English' once held glamour for Jeff, a chance to inspire generations of students and teachers with the joys and principles of literary study.Now his horizons have diminished to a blurred line: to cheat or not to cheat. Either way, the consequences are unthinkable.