It had been 20 years since Andrew Crofts had last seen Jim Martin when I read in the press that he had donated $100-million to Oxford University to found The James Martin 21st Century School. Jim's latest book, The Meaning of the 21st Century, was the most borrowed non-fiction book from British libraries in 2008, beating Bill Bryson, Peter Kay, Richard Dawkins and all the other famous names. Andrew decided it was time to get back in contact ...'I've bought a private island in Bermuda,' he said. 'You must come out for a week so we can talk properly. There's so much to say and so much to be done and so little time.' This was enough to pique Andrew's interest. He arrived at Agar's Island, very unsure of what might lie ahead. The resulting book, The Change Agent: How to Create a Wonderful World, is partly the story of how a working class boy from Ashby-de-la- Zouche ended up with his own school...
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