YORK'S Director of Education, Patrick Scott, was put in the hot seat and quizzed by youngsters at a York school.

Poppleton Road Primary School pupils asked Mr Scott question including: How much do you earn? Have you met anyone famous ? What do you do all day?

Head teacher Sue Eland said: "It makes a huge difference to our children if a director of education visits.

"Patrick has a great sense of humour, talks to our children easily and is very interested in all that we are doing."

He also presented the school with a quality mark achievement award which the school won last term.

Updated: 10:40 Wednesday, July 02, 2003