School re-opened.  Staff complete.

There are still scarlet fever cases but the attendance is slightly improved.

Have admitted seven new scholars.

Attendance very low on account of the heavy fall of snow – 185.

Attendance still very low – only 239.

Mrs Miller absent.

Staff complete.

Miss Clark has gone home unwell both morning and afternoon

Miss Clark unable to come today.

Weather still very bad and attendance very low.

Staff complete.

Mrs Miller absent.

Mrs Miller still absent.

Checked registers and found correct.
                                                B Vorley

Mrs miller absent in the morning but came in the afternoon.

Classrooms no. 2 and 3 are so intensely cold that the children could not work in them.

Mrs Miller is back at school this morning.

Mrs Miller has influenza and is absent.

Mrs Miller present in the afternoon.

Lilian Bollard is absent, ill.

Visit of Mr Vorley

School closed at noon for Easter holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Dorothy Swannell came up on a month’s probation.

D Jenkins

Checked registers and found quite correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss A Capon has a bad throat today and is absent.

Work for the new school year has begun.  The syllabus from which we are working is similar to that on pp 86 – 92 with the following exceptions:-

The staff is arranged as follows:-

We have transferred 69 children to Mixed Dept

Visited the school this day and found all in order, verified the registers and found them correct.

                                John Claridge

School closed noon for Whitsuntide holidays.

School re-opened. Staff complete.

Mr Claridge and other managers met the Building Inspector this afternoon to look over the needed renovations here.

Visit of Mr Vorley, school manager.

Miss E Clark has gone on supply to Hargrave school for the week.

Holiday given for Sunday School treats.

Visit of Dr Mason, School Medical Officer.

School closed in afternoon for Summer vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Pupil teachers now come on Mondays and Thursdays instead of Tuesdays and Fridays.

Have admitted 20 new scholars making 367 on roll.  Number present 340.

Miss Clark absent for the half day.

Visit of Mr H Hartley Esq H M I.

Visited the school and checked the registers this day.

                                                                John Claridge

Registers closed at 1.45 instead of 2.20

Holiday given Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Visit of Mr Corby.

Miss Hyde absent on account of mother’s illness.

Miss Hyde absent today.

Miss Hyde returned.

Visit of Mr Hensman, Manager.

Miss Martin absent through illness.

Miss martin came this morning but was unable to do her work.

Miss martin has been absent the week.

Miss martin is at school today.

Miss Clark absent, ill.

Visits of Mr B Vorley and Mr Freeman, School Managers.

Miss Wood absent for the week for Certificate examination.

Mrs Miller absent this afternoon, ill.

Verified registers

                                J T Colson

Mrs Miller still absent.

School closed at noon for Christmas holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss l Bollard absent with a cold.

Attendance very low – 301 – owing to last week’s bad weather and the colds following it.

Medical inspection of scholars.

Medical inspection over.

Visit of Northrop Esq H M I.

School closed for County Council Election.

Mrs miller absent, ill.

Miss Hyde has today left for 3 months.

Mrs miller has returned today.

I have no one yet to supply in Miss Hyde’s place.

Copy of Report H Hartley Esq H M I

“The Infants School continues to be taught upon sound methods, with creditable results.  The tone of the school is throughout pleasant and there is evidently in most classes an increasing measure of freedom.  In one or two classes the children might be encouraged to express themselves more freely with advantage.

The ages of the children in the top two classes are above the average: the children are however to receive instruction more suitable to their age so that their progress in the upper school may be facilitated.”

                                                Signed  J T Colson
                                                                Correspondent

School closed this morning for the Easter holidays.

School re-opened.

Have admitted 11 new scholars.  Miss Capon absent for a Matric’n test this afternoon.

Mrs V Carrington commences duty this morning as supply teacher in Miss Hyde’s place.  Miss G Williams is here for today (from North End School) gaining experience in teaching.

A request received from Mrs Deighton that Herbert be excluded from religious instruction as they are Roman Catholics.

Verified registers.

                                J T Colson

New school year commenced.  348 on roll.

The syllabus from which we are working is as follows:-

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Mrs Carrington has ceased duties today.

Miss Hyde has recommenced duties today.

Miss Alice Capon is attending Matric’n Exam’n this week.

School opened at 1pm instead of 2 to enable those who wished to go to Irthlingborough.

I have arranged with Miss Tinkler, Principal of Wellingborough County High School, to spare Alice Capon on different days from Lily Bollard so that one may assist in the Babies’ room as there are 70 on roll on the two registers – classes 5 and 6.

Mrs Miller was absent this morning but present this afternoon.

Holiday given for the Sunday School treats of all the denominations of the town.

Miss Martin absent today, ill.

Miss L Bollard is attending the Oxford Senior Locall examination.

Miss Martin is present today.

Miss Capon has passed Matric’n Examination and is a qualified (by this exam’n and Oxford Senior Local) Uncertificated Teacher.

Have been thro all registers and find correct.

                                                                                B Vorley

School closed at 4pm for August holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss L M Bollard has passed the Oxford Senior Local and is now qualified as Uncertificated Teacher.

Miss Sophy Helen Marriott is appointed as Pupil Teacher in this school and has commenced duty today.

Marie and Kathleen Barnwell were marked left last week because they had removed, but they wish still to attend here so are re-admitted.

Miss L M Bollard has taken up duty at ... for a month.

Miss Capon has gone to Syresham until end of month.

School closed for next Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.  School opened 40 minutes earlier this afternoon and closed half an hour earlier.

Registers checked and found correct.  Everything in excellent order.

                                                                                ... John Claridge

Miss Wood leaves today and takes a post as Certificated Assistant.

Miss Capon is appointed as Uncertificated Assistant and has commenced duties this morning.  Miss Martin is assisting Mr Perkins for a month and Mrs Carrington is taking her place.

S H Martin absent with sprained ankle.

Measles is spreading rapidly.  The percentage of attendances being only 76, largely owing to this complaint.

Percentage this week is 66.

Mrs Carrington has finished duties here today.

Percentage only 58.  School closed at noon for measles.

Met at school this morning but attendance too low – closing for another two weeks.

New stock checked and stored.

School re-opened.  Attendance 282 out of 339.

Miss Hyde is on supply at Quinton and Miss Partridge is taking her place with St 1.

Miss Capon absent this morning with bad cold.

Miss capon returned.

Miss Clark is taking the Certificate Examination.

Mrs Miller absent with severe cold.

Mrs Miller returned this afternoon.

School closed at noon for Christmas holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss Wood unwell this morning.

Weekly average 314.

Registers checked and found correct.  These rooms in the NE much too cold owing to default of heating apparatus.

                                                ...
                                                John Claridge

Miss Clark absent, ill.

Visited
                F Northrop

Miss Clark still absent.

Miss Clark returned.

A few cases of mumps.

Mumps increasing.  Percentage for week only 80.5.

Percentage for week 82.3.

Miss Marriott absent as her sister has diphtheria.

Miss Hyde absent this morning – unwell.

Mrs Miller absent with bad cold.

Mrs Miller returned this afternoon.

Visit of Mr Vorley

I was absent this morning as I could not get back from Walsall

To certify to the effect that I have signed registers and found same correct.

                                                                17/3/-14
                                                                  E Freeman

Miss Helen Marriott back.

Medical Inspection commenced today.

There is a good deal of mumps and the percentage is only 84.6.

Miss Helen Marriott is away with a bad throat.

Miss H Marriott is at school today.

Medical inspection finished today.

Miss Martin is ell with ... and Haemorrhage.

Mrs Miller absent today for her father’s funeral.

Mrs Miller present today.

School closed this afternoon for Easter holidays.

School re-opened.  Miss Martin is still absent.

Admitted 12 new scholars.

Visit of H Hartley Esq H M I.

Miss Martin has returned to school.

Mrs Miller absent with bad cold.

Mrs Miller returned.

Visit of Mr Colson, Chairman of Managers.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holiday.

School re-opened.  Helen Marriott is away today.

Percentage 89.1.  Several cases of ringworm.

Percentage 93.3.

School closed for Sunday School treat.

Miss Hyde leaves today.

Miss E C Chambers has come today as supply teacher.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss Chambers’ duties here end today.

School opened at 1.30 and closed at 3.30 for Summer vacation.

School re-opened.

St 1(a) has gone up to the Mixed Department.  Miss Dorothy Swannell is appointed as P T from August 1^st and is present this morning.

Have changed 1^st class Writing lesson for Reading and vice versa.

School visited by F Northrop Esq.

Miss Groom from Chelveston Infants School is here for four weeks for experience in teaching.

Mrs Miller is away today with a severe cold.

Mrs miller present this afternoon.

School closed this afternoon for Feast holiday.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss Ette has gone to assist Mr Perkins and Miss Hyde has come on supply duty.

Miss Capon is away with severe cold.

Checked the registers and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss capon has resumed duties this morning.

Mrs Miller absent this afternoon at the funeral of miss Hewitt.

Mrs Miller absent with bad cold.

Mrs Miller present this afternoon.

I spent the afternoon in the new Council Infants School at Raunds.

Mrs Miller has ceased duties today.

Miss Hyde has been telegraphed for as her mother is seriously ill.

I have consequently two classes on my hands.

This afternoon Miss Norman has been sent up to assist.

I have today Miss Underwood instead of Miss Norman as the latter is needed at her own school.

Miss Cunliffe came up for the morning.

Miss Hyde has returned today.

Miss Clark has the afternoon off for an exam in music.

School closed at 4pm for Christmas holidays.

School re-opened.

Visit of Mr J Claridge.

Miss Hyde went home at noon with severe cold.

Percentage only 70.

Miss Hyde absent today.

Miss Wood absent today.

Miss Hyde is here this morning.

Miss Underwood came in to assist during the morning.

Verify registers and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

Percentage this morning is 55 so Dr Mason has advised closing for next week.

Miss Buswell is appointed to commence here but school not opened.

Percentage 51%.  Registers not marked.

Percentage 54%.  Registers not marked.

Mrs Wood returned.

Percentage 62.  Registers not marked.

School re-opened.  Over fives registered.

Miss Clark and Miss Martin are serving at Raunds.

Visit of Mr Vorley, member of sub-committee.

Miss Hyde came today.

Helen Marriott away with influenza.

Over fives registered but not sufficient under-fives.

School closed at noon for Easter holidays.

School re-opened. Both over-fives and under-fives registered.

Admitted 12 new scholars.

Miss Martin absent through illness.

School met at 12.20 and closed at 2pm to enable children to see Sanger’s Circus.

Percentage 49.2.

Miss Martin returned this morning.

Checked registers and found correct.

B Vorley

End of school year.

Miss Hyde ceases duties here today – transferred to Mixed Dept.

Miss Ette takes up her duties here with St 1.

51 children transferred to Mixed Dept.

Number on roll 298.

Visit of Mr J Claridge, School Manager.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holidays.

School re-opened.  Miss Martin is on supply at Stanwick.

Miss Martin has returned.

Have 30 children away either with measles or at infected houses.

Percentage 84.7.

Percentage 83.4.

Percentage 81.5.

Helen Marriott has gone down to North End Mixed, temporarily

School closed tomorrow for Sunday School treats.

I have checked registers and everything satisfactory.

                                                                E Freeman

School closed for August holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss Buswell has gone to help in the Mixed Department owing to the absence of one of their staff.  I am taking Miss Buswell’s class.

Holiday given next week for Rushden Feast and also in consideration of those teachers who gave up much of their holiday for Registration duties.

School re-opened.  Miss Barber has gone to assist in Mixed Dept.

Miss Buswell is back with her class.

Staff complete.

Mr Freeman visited.  A complaint had been made to him by Mrs Linnett because her daughter Nellie was sent home to have her hair attended to, but the request to Mrs Linnett was necessary.

Visited

                Northrop

Checked registers, correct.

                                B Vorley

Miss Martin has leave of absence for this week on the occasion of her marriage with Mr Lilliman.

Mrs Wood absent with cold.  Mrs Berrill came in her place.

Mrs Lilliman returned this morning.

Visite of Mr Vorley.

School medical inspection until Dec 3^rd.

Certificate Examination week.  Miss Capon is sitting for it.

School closes this afternoon for Christmas holidays,  two weeks.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

There are two cases of scarlet fever and three of chicken pox.

Have checked registers and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

Miss Ette is supplying at Alfred St.  This week Head Teacher taking her class.

Miss Ette has returned.

Miss Ette is to supply at Newton Rd Mixed Dept. on Mondays and Fridays, and Alfred St Mixed on Tuesdays while Mr Mason, the woodwork teacher, is away ill.

Average only 236 – percentage 69.5 owing to bad weather yesterday and today.

Average only 255 – percentage 75.6 owing to bad weather.

The percentage of children is only 46 owing to the heavy fall of snow so the registers were not marked ( Art 43 under county districts) for morning session by chairman’s approval.

Afternoon attendance 195 – 56%.

Miss Buswell is away ill.  I have Miss Ette’s class so P T is taking class 1.

Miss Buswell is back but very unwell.  All the assistants who are in rooms 1, 2 and 3 have very bad colds owing to the intense cold of those three rooms.  They have been 38°, 40°, and 42° nearly all the cold days this winter.

Visit of Mr Vorley, manager.

This morning there are 31% of the scholars owing to the severe snowstorm.  The managers advise no marking of registers this morning and holiday this afternoon.

Percentage 28.  Children not to assemble this afternoon.

Percentage present only 48 this morning and 59 this afternoon.

Checked registers and found quite correct.

                                                B Vorley

School closed this morning for Easter vacation.  Miss E Clark has left to be married.

School re-opened.  48 scholarss have been transferred to Standard 2 in Mixed Dept.

86 are now in two standards 1, but as Miss Ette has been supplying again both classes were taken by Head Teacher.

Admitted 19 new scholars since May 1^st.

School closed at noon for Whitsunday holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Visited.

                F Northrop

Miss Buswell absent with a severe cold.

School opened at 1.30 and closed at 3.30 foor ... ... Garden Party.

Checked registers and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

Dorothy Swannell is sitting for her Oxford Senior Exam’n this week.

Head Teacher away for one hour attending the funeral of a friend.

Dorothy Swannell has completed her two year apprenticeship today.

Have commenced War Savings amongst the scholars.

Dorothy Swannell at school.

School closed for four weeks holiday.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Alix M B Bailey is appointed Pupil Teacher from August 1^st and is present today.

School closed for Monday and Tuesday – Rushden Feast.

School re-opened.

School opened at 1.30.  Registers closed 1.50 for the winter season.  School closed at 3.3pm.

Alix Bailey, P T, absent with severe cold.

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Alix Bailey has returned.

Only 60% of the scholars came this afternoon and most of those were too wet to be kept all afternoon so, with permission from the Chairman, I sent them home.

Checked registers.

                                B Vorley

Have transferred 42 scholars to Mixed Dept. (St 1).

Very bad weather under foot.  Only 45% this morning.  Children sent home, registers not marked.  This afternoon percentage only 46.  Children again sent home.

Alix Bailey absent in the afternoon for prize giving at Wellingborough High School.

Mrs Lilliman absent for her husband’s last leave.

Have written to the Education Committee about the low temperature of the rooms.

Under-fives not marked but sent home for the week as their percentage last week was only 54.

School closed this morning for two weeks Christmas vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Heavy snow has fallen.  Only 48% of scholars so sent home and attendance not recorded in morning.  In the afternoon attendance 54%.

Percentage for the week is 74.

Children sent home as weather so bad and less than 100 came out of 319.

Percentage in afternoon only 46 but attendances recorded.

The temperature of our rooms during all the severe weather is between 36° and 42°.  We are unable to use 3 of the rooms and so take two classes in the hall and one in the babies’ room.  I have written about it each winter for several years but it is not remedied.  This winter and last winter are the worst.  The attendance continues very low and some of it is on account of the cold school.

Percentage of school 58.9.  That of under-fives 38.9%.

The school is exceedingly cold this morning each room respectively being as follows 34°, 36°, 36°, 41°, 40° and 43°.  Only the two babies’ rooms with fire-places are habitable.  I have been down to the chairman to ask what to do asking him to phone to the Education Office.  The school is unfit for teachers to work in and much worse for little children.  They wore their coats and spent a good deal of time in marching.  Under-five children not marked there being only 29% - in the afternoon 27%

Checked registers and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

Mrs Lilliman is absent today with severe cold.  There is only 43% of under-fives.

The three top rooms are no warmer even though the gases were lighted early.  We have to have two classes together in some cases and move from one place to another for Writing.

Mrs Wood absent, ill.

Mrs Wood absent, ill.  Percentage over-fives 71.2.

Mrs Wood returned.

Miss Ette who had a heavy cold last week is away.  Head Teacher also suffering from cold, having lost her voice.  Came late to school.

Head teacher and Miss Ette away ill.

Head teacher at school part of afternoon.

Head teacher, Miss Ette and Mrs Lilliman away.

Head teacher returned.  Miss Ette and Mrs Lilliman still away.  Percentage 57.9.

Mrs Lilliman at school today.

Miss Ette at school today

Percentage 66.4.

Registers closed at 9.30 for children to leave at 11.5 to go to see the film “The battle of the Ancre and advance of the tanks.”  About 100 children will attend.

Visit.      F Northrop

Miss A C Capon has passed certificate exam’n.

The caretaker says there is neither coke nor coal so the gas jets have been lighted.

Miss Buswell absent, ill.

Miss buswell present but unwell.

Miss Capon went home at 10.30 as the result of having a tooth extracted.  Was absent in the afternoon and on Tuesday.

Snowstorm and only 98 children present.  Registers not marked.

Percentage for week 66.

School closed at noon for Easter week.

Miss Buswell absent with influenza.

Verified registers

                                J T Colson.

Miss Ette has finished duties here today.

Have sent 42 children up to Mixed Dept. 

Miss Dunkley appointed temporarily and is taking class 2.

On roll 295.

Staff as follows

Syllabus

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holidays.

Miss A Dunkley finishes her duties today.

School re-opened.

Miss Barber is away ill and classes 1 and 3 have to be grouped.

Miss l Bollard has commenced duties here.

Miss Barber is still absent.

Miss Barber not yet returned.

Registers checked and found correct

                                                                B Vorley

Mrs Lilliman sent to say her mother was very ill and she could not leave her.

Mrs Lilliman returned.

Miss barber still away.

School closed at 4pm for August holidays.

School re-opened.  Miss Barber returned.

School closed at 11.30am and opened at 1pm to enable those who wished to attend circus.

Visit of F Northrop Esq H M I.

Holiday given Sept 24 & 25 for Rushden Feast.

Mrs Lilliman absent today with her brother from the front.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

Mrs Wood had the afternoon in order to attend Mrs Margetts’ funeral.

Visit of S M Officer, Miss Keers.

St 1(a) has been transferred to the Mixed Dept.  Now on roll 283.

Frank Watson and Edna Beckon have been excluded for some weeks by the S M O Miss Keers

School closed at noon for Christmas vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Mrs Lilliman absent for the week as her husband is home from the front.

Miss Bollard absent in the afternoons of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as her fiancé is on leave.

The temperature is as follows (numbers of rooms follow consecutively) 34°, 36°, 40°, 40°, 46°, 40°.  I have sent word to the Chairman as the rooms are not fit for use.

Temperature 32°, 40°, 37°, 43°, 46°, 48°.

Two classes are working in the hall and two classes in one room.  Babies went home at 11.20 to give us another room.

There are only 34 scholars out of 287 so they were sent home for the day with the managers’ approval.

Only 21 children so holiday given today and tomorrow.

Many children absent with coughs and colds.  Attendance 184 out of 283 on roll.

Numbers this afternoon are only 166 as there is a performance at the Palace “Dick Wittington” to which a number of scholars have gone.

Verified registers

                                J T Colson

Average for week 216.

Miss Buswell absent – spending the day with her brother from the front.

Weekly average 224.  Whooping cough is spreading.

Miss Barber is absent this afternoon with brother on leave.

Mrs Lilliman absent – father ill.

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Weekly average 226, on roll 292.

Mrs Lilliman still absent.

Mrs Wood absent with bad cold.

Mrs Wood still absent.

Miss Lilliman returned today.

School closed for 21^st and 22^nd to enable staff to fill in Food and Meal cards.

Mrs Wood still absent.

No fuel or heat all this week.

School closed for Easter (at noon).

School re-opened. Staff complete.

Changed time for the Summer registers, now closed at 2.5.

School has been very cold most of this week.

Rooms 1, 2 and 3 register less than 48° and so are unfit to use.

Several cases of whooping cough.

On roll 306.  Attendance     .

Checked registers and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

Standard 1 cannot go up into Mixed Dept today as they are short of staff; 47 will go up.

Staff is as follows

The Syllabus is as on Pages 125 and 126 except a change in recitation for class 3.

St 2 has today gone up to Mixed Department.

No. on roll 266.

Mrs Lilliman received a wire saying her father was not well and has gone home.

Verified registers.

                                J T Colson

Mrs Lilliman still absent.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

I have sent notes to some parents whose children are manifestly getting too little sleep and have received an insulting reply from Mrs Leeson as though I were interfering with the management of her family.  To quote “ I should like to know what it is to do with you what my children do after school hours.” 

I am sending circ 566 to the sub-committee asking that the managers may have some remark in the local papers about “The SummerTime Act and School children.”

On roll 280.  Weekly average 262.

Miss Capon is absent with influenza.

Miss Capon has returned.

Several children are absent with influenza and mumps.

Teachers employed writing out Ration Books and school therefore closed.

Visited school and found all teachers present and work ... ...

                                                                                                B Vorley

Mumps is causing the absence of several children, particularly in class 2.

Percentage 82.5.

Miss Olive Bailey has completed her apprenticeship.

School closed for Summer holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss Bailey has been advised by the Secretary to come back to school here until she commences her duties at Irthlingborough next Monday.

School closed for two days for Rushden Feast.

Miss bailey leaves this school today.

Mrs Lilliman came at 11.20 this morning having a bad throat.

Mrs Lilliman absent today.

Mrs Lilliman returned.

Am transferring ten scholars from class 4 to class 3 and eight from class 5 to class 4 on Monday next.

This afternoon Miss barber was detaining S Spriggs to correct him and his mother came and took him forcibly away from her.  When I went to remonstrate with her she said she was not going to have him upset.

As I consider an apology is due from her, he is not at school at present.

Miss Buswell is absent today with Neuralgia.

Mrs Lilliman also is absent today – classes grouped.

Mrs Lilliman and Miss Buswell have returned to school.

Checked registers and found all correct.

                                                                B Vorley

School closed at noon until Nov 11^th on account of an epidemic of influenza (S M O’s instruction).

School re-opened.  253 present out of 322.

Mrs lilliman away through indisposition.

Percentage 81.

Miss Lilliman has returned this morning.

School closed at noon for Christmas holidays.

School re-opened.

Miss Buswell absent through the death of her Grandfather.

Miss Buswell absent today for the funeral of her Grandfather.

Mrs Lilliman absent, unwell.

 Mrs Lilliman at school today.

The school is very cold today.

The temperature for the rooms is only 38° - 42° so marching has to be resorted to in order to get warm.  There has been no coal for three days.

Temperature of rooms again range between 36° and 42°.  I have been down to see the managers who have left it to my judgement whether the children are sent home or not.  Some parents took their children back home at once.  Have written to the County Education Office.

Checked registers and all correct.

                                                B Vorley

The rooms are the same temperature as yesterday, and owing to a heavy fall of snow there are only 94 scholars out of 318 so have dismissed them until this afternoon.

The fires had to be put out to examine the furnace.  The percentage of scholars in the morning was 34, in the afternoon 28, so all again dismissed.  Have written to Secretary.

School no warmer and percentage 31.  Children sent home until tomorrow morning.

School is no warmer; 16.3% of scholars so dismissed until Monday.

Percentage this morning is 60; this afternoon 65.  The school is very little warmer although good fires are burning – wasting much fuel.  The school surveyor saw the apparatus on Friday and concluded there was no draught but said we must muddle on.  Have today put 4^th and 3^rd classes in the same room (the temperature of which is 43°) and St 1 and class 1 are working in the hall, temperature 44°.

Classes St 1 and 1 are working in the hall, 43°

Classes 2 and 3 are working in Room 7 (fire)

Classes 4 and 5 are working in Room 8 (fire).  This arrangement can be made for this week because the numbers are so low – percentages 50. 57. 56.

Mrs Lilliman ceases duties here today.

Weekly percentage 61.

 There being no fire at all this morning nor any coke, the scholars have gone home until Wednesday morning; about 50% were here.

Still no fuel – children sent home.

Still no fuel – children sent home until Monday.

No fuel – scholars sent home until Wednesday, hoping some will come by then.

No fuel – children sent home.

No fuel – children sent home.

Have seen secretary to the managers and he says school cannot open until Monday.

School open today.  Miss Bollard is taking babies now that Mrs Lilliman has left; mistress taking class 2.

Visit of H M I  - T C Millican Esq.

Head teacher away with influenza.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss Watson has come on supply.

There is no fire and no fuel so school closed for the afternoon.

No fuel, no school.

No fuel, no school.

New registers for the year instead of May 1^st as there is only three weeks to end of school year and classes are newly formed the new work is begun.  Could not get official information until it was all arranged and begun.

Miss Watson is taking on the old St 1 with St 2 work as she is accustomed to Mixed Dept work.

Miss Bollard a half holiday to visit friends in Wellingborough with soldier ....

Half holiday given for Sanger’s Circus.

School closed at noon for Easter vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Rooms register 40°, 43°, 43°, 43° respectively, there being no fires.

Children sent home as it is colder than yesterday and there are no fires.

School open this morning.  There are fires but 3 classrooms are very cold.

Mrs Wood left today.

Copy of Report by H Hartley Esq H M I

“This school is very much disorganised as the result of faulty heating arrangements.  For the past 4 or 5 years three of the classrooms on the north side of the school have been useless for teaching purposes during the severe weather of the winter months.  Since the end of December Standard 1 and class 1 have been accommodated in the hall and will remain there till the warmer weather renders the disused classrooms habitable.  This arrangement has been necessary for the past five years.

The seating accommodation in the hall is also unsatisfactory; low forms which are not provided with back rests of any description have to be used by one or other of the classes.

At present the school appears to be understaffed.  The teacher of the Babies’ class left on February 7^th and her place has not yet been filled, with the result that the Head Mistress is now tied to a class though some members of the staff require much supervision.

The general atmosphere of the school is somewhat disappointing.  The tone and discipline are good and the children are happy in their work but the teaching, especially in the lowest classes, is much too formal and should be made brighter and more attractive.

Repression is carried too far, and an endeavour should be made to utilise the natural activities of the children in various directions.  Unfortunately the necessity of accommodating two classes in the hall precludes its use for games physical exercises etc. in the winter months, at the very time it is most needed.

                                                                                signed

Have transferred 54 children to the Mixed Dept but for the two remaining days of the week they are included in my summary numbers.

The staff which includes at present two temporary teachers is as follows:-

Syllabus on pp 125 a7 126

Miss Watson is absent – ill.

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Miss Capon attending an examination at Bedford today.

Miss Watson has sprained her ankle and will not resume school until after Whitsuntide.

Mrs Newman has bee granted a weeks holiday and Miss Osborne is here in her place.

Head Teacher absent to attend the funeral of a relative.  Mrs Gould sent to take the 3^rd class.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide.

School re-opened.  Miss Watson still absent.

Miss Watson returned this morning.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

Half holiday given on account of the signing of the Peace Treaty on Saturday.

Mrs Newman gone back to the Mixed Dept.

Half holiday given to prepare for the tea in the schools tomorrow – Peace Day.

School opening at 1.30 this afternoon – registers to be closed half an hour earlier to allow scholars to go to finish the sports which were hindered by rain on Saturday last.

Head Teacher has lost her voice so 3^rd class is divided between 2^nd and 4^th.

Work as yesterday.

School closed in the afternoon for Summer holidays – 5 weeks.

School re-opened.  Staff as before the holidays.  Head Teacher taking class 3.

Admitted (and some re-admitted) 14 children.

Holiday given on Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

Registers checked and found quite correct.

                                                                B Vorley

Miss Florence M Childs (uncertificated) has commenced duties this morning with Babies’ class.

Feast holiday two days.

Misses C Bennett and Harriett Bayes have commenced duties as Pupil Teachers.

Miss Watson absent with permission.

Miss Watson absent with neuralgia (neuritis).

Medical inspection.  Miss Dickens from North End 1½ days to assist class 1.

Miss Watson returned today.

Medical inspection postponed again.

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Several cases of chicken pox.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

School closed this afternoon for Christmas Holidays so that the new heating apparatus may be put in.