Thank you for the music: The Happiest Days of Our Lives

The history alone, of St.Trinian's Academy for Young Ladies should be required reading for anyone considering entering the teaching profession.

In 1954, under the leadership of headmistress Millicent Fitton, the school which was facing bankruptcy proceedings at the time, was the subject of an undercover police investigation. Following the disappearance of two Ministry of Education Inspectors in mysterious circumstances, Sgt. Ruby Gates was assigned to the case, posing as a temporary teacher. What she discovered was an appalling misuse of school resources to organize a gambling ring.
Having been saved from bankruptcy by the extraordinary twisted ingenuity of the pupils, and some questionable legal horsetrading, in 1957 the school was again involved in criminal proceedings. As a result of the 1954 scandal, Miss Fitton was jailed and two Army units were assigned to peacekeeping duties on the premises. It was during this interregnum that one of the school parents, who had participated in a major diamond robbery, took refuge in the school, posing as the replacement headmistress.

The original school building was destroyed by arson in 1960, for which crime the pupils were indicted and committed to the care of a child psychiatrist. It was while in the care of the psychiatrist that the entire sixth form were abducted and traced to a ship headed for Arabia. While the Ministry of Education, local police and Army forces were coordinating a rescue effort, the abducted girls were rescued by the fourth form. An Army spokesman described the collateral damage as "within acceptable limits".
The school made headlines once more in 1966 when the pupils learned that the proceeds of a major train robbery had been concealed on the school grounds. The Barchester county Chief Constable admitted in an interview that the successful capture of the gang responsible was due in large measure to the quick thinking and effective action of the girls.
In 1980 the schoolgirl rhyme

God made the bees,
The bees make the honey,
We do all the bloomin' work
And teachers get the money!

took on a new and more urgent significance than ever before as the pupils of St.Trinians went on strike!
Most recently, in 2007, the school was once again rescued from bankruptcy when the pupils intercepted an art theft. The school received a £50,000 reward (approximately $100,000) for recovering and returning safely the painting "Girl with a pearl earring" by Dutch 17th century artist Jan Vermeer.