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WATCH: Memorial service for stabbed teacher Ann Maguire
Hundreds of people have gathered at a memorial service for a teacher who was stabbed to death at a school in Leeds.
Ann Maguire, 61, was attacked in her classroom at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in April.
A 15-year-old boy is due to go on trial later this year accused of her murder.
The service, which began at Leeds Town Hall at 12:00 BST, will feature a minute's silence. The silence will also be observed by schools across Leeds.
Mrs Maguire, who had two daughters and also raised her two nephews, was a teacher at Corpus Christi for 40 years. She had been due to retire this year.
In an interview with the BBC on the eve of the memorial, her family described Mrs Maguire as a "beautiful, dedicated and hard-working individual".
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Ann Maguire's family has spoken for the first time about her death, as Danny Savage reports
Her husband, Don, 62, said he hoped the service, organised by Leeds City Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, would reflect her life and the kind of person she was.
Tribute videoThe service is being led by Monsignor John Wilson who opened the ceremony by saying: "We unite in sharing one purpose, to honour and celebrate Ann's life and work".
Keith Wakefield, the leader of Leeds City Council, described Mrs Maguire as an "inspirational" person and paid tribute to her "wonderful contribution" to education in Leeds.
He said: "The legacy that she will provide us as public servants will be compassion, care and commitment for all those people in the community."
Judith Blake, the council's executive member for children and families said: "Ann was that citizen we all aspire to be, her life's work means her devotion and extraordinary talent will live in our hearts."
A tribute video has been created in which people who knew Mrs Maguire share their memories of her and tell of how she affected their lives. The video will be shown during the service and will be relayed to screens outside.
Members of the public have been invited to join her family, colleagues, pupils and civic dignitaries.
Some 300 people attended Mrs Maguire's funeral mass in May.
Following her death on 28 April many tributes were placed outside the school by past and present pupils.
Flowers and messages pinned on the fences outside the school gates stretched for more than 100 metres.
A charity, The Ann Maguire Arts Educational Fund, has been set up in her memory by her family.
It has raised more than £25,000 to provide bursaries and funding for the personal development of people under 18 years of age.
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