School re-opened after some delay.  Staff complete.

Temperature between 58° and 60°.

Have transferred 8 ... scholars from St 1 to Mixed Dept.

Mr ..., H M I is meeting the teachers in the Rushden area this afternoon consequently there will be no school session.

Miss Capon absent with a bad throat.

Miss Capon has returned.

Visited school.   T C Millican

During this week there have been more than 30 cases of measles reported.

There are now about 50 cases of measles.

     ,,      ,,      ,,        ,,     70     ,,      ,,       ,,

Have transferred St 1(21boys and 21 girls) to Mixed Dept.

School closed until after Easter by order of the Medical Officer of Health.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss Buswell left 31.3.20.

School re-opened.  Have sent for Miss Watson to supply again as I have two classes vacant.

Head Teacher absent with influenza.

,,          ,,        returned for an hour this morning and for the afternoon session.

Miss Capon at an examination at Bedford today.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide.

School re-opened.

Miss A M Wills has commenced duties today.

Miss Dorothy G Burditt has commenced duties today and Miss Watson has gone to the Mixed Dept.

Registers checked, all correct.

                                                B Vorley

Sylvia m bailey has come today on a month’s Probation.  She is with a certificated teacher in class 5a.

Visit of Mr Vorley, manager.

Visit of Mr Elliott from County Education Office.

School closed at 4pm for Summer vacation.

Miss Burditt absent with bad throat.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have transferred 48 scholars into Mixed Dept, and moved up classes for the new school year as follows

Miss Bollard absent – ill.

School closed on Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

Registers checked and correct.

Miss Bollard returned.

School opened and closed earlier on account of a Circus in the town.

Miss Wills absent with a bad cold.

,,       ,,    returned this afternoon.

School opens at 1.30 this week.  Registers closed at 1.50pm.

P Ts visit the college to which they hope to enter.

Time changed to 1.45 for opening.  Registers close at 2.5pm.

During the shortest days school will open at 1.40.  Registers closed at 2.0pm.

School not opened because there is no heat, no fuel.

School opened this afternoon; weather very severe; percentage 58.

Checked registers and all correct.

                                                B Vorley

School closed this afternoon for Christmas vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have transferred 6 children to Mixed Dept.

Visit of managers – Rev P Robson and Mr J Claridge.

Head Teacher and Miss Barber visited Stamford Rd Infts Kettering to see individual teaching.

Verified registers.

                                J T Colson

Miss Burditt absent with gathered toe.

,,        ,,       present today.

Visit of Messrs F Corby and W B Sanders.

    ,,    ,,  Mr B Vorley.

School closed this afternoon and all day tomorrow for Education week in Northampton.

School closed Wed. afternoon for Easter holidays.

Have transferred 10 children to Mixed Dept.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss Wills absent with severe cold.

Miss Wills has returned.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holidays.

School opened.  Staff complete.

Medical inspection of special cases.

Registers checked.

                                B Vorley

Miss Childs absent – unwell

,,       ,,      returned.

Miss Childs absent for afternoon for her S S Treat at Wellingborough.

Holiday given for S S Treats.

School closed this afternoon for 4 weeks Summer vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have transferred 55 children to Mixed Dept.

Have admitted 30 new scholars.

New school year commenced with 280 on roll and are disposed as follows

On roll 283.  Average for week 259.

School closed Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                E Freeman

Miss Wills absent through sickness.

Miss Wills ceased duties here today.

Mrs G L Hale has temporarily taken the place of Miss Wills.

Visits of Rev P Robson and Mr Vorley (school managers)

Medical inspection.  Four classes grouped into three so that Mrs hale might take the class the Head teacher takes.

Visit of T C Millican Esq H M I

School closed at 4pm for Xmas vacation.

Mrs Hale’s duties ceased here today.

School re-opened. 

Miss Childs absent with influenza.

Miss Alix Marie Burrell Bailey has commenced duties as Certificated Assistant.

Mrs hale has come, with the Chairman’s sanction, until Miss Childs’ return.

Miss Bollard away with influenza.

No registration today as there were only 40% this morning and 46% this afternoon, a heavy snow having fallen.

Miss Childs has returned.

Mrs Hale leaves again today.

Miss Bollard has returned.

Holiday given for Princess mary’s wedding.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

School opened 15 minutes earlier and closed that much earlier to enable people to hear Mr E A Greening Lamborn M A lecture on the teaching of English.

Visit of W J ... Esq H M I

Miss Burditt absent – ill.

,,        ,,      returned.

Have transferred 23 scholars to Mixed Dept. and moved scholars up to fill their places.  St 1(b) absorbed in St 1(a) and class 1.

School closed at 4pm for Easter vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have admitted 10 new scholars – 286 on roll.

Miss Childs is attending Northampton hospital today.

,,       ,,     returned to school.

,,       ,,     absent – ill – to be away some time.

Miss capon absent – ill.

Miss Capon returned but still very unwell.

Measles – 3 cases in class 2.

      ,,          27 cases.

School closed for Whitsuntide holidays – noon.

School re-opened.  Miss Childs has returned.

Measles – 29 families affected – 36 scholars.

I have notified the L E A and the Medical Officer of Health.

Dental inspection.

About the same number of cases of measles.

Winifred K Bridgment has come as probationer.

About 20 scholars are now absent with measles.

Holiday given for annual S S treats.

Dentist’s inspection of scholars.  Percentage 88.

Completion of Dentist’s inspection.

Winifred Bridgment’s month of probation completed today.

Percentage 87.6.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

School closed at 4pm for Summer vacation.

We are transferring 48 scholars to Mixed Dept.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have admitted 19 new scholars.

Sylvia Maigh Bailey present this morning as Pupil Teacger.

Visit of Mr B Vorley.

Miss Burditt absent owing to the disappearance of her father.

Miss Burditt returned this morning.

School closed on Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

School open.  Miss Burditt absent owing to the death of her father who was found drowned.

Miss Burditt returned to school this morning.

School opened at 1.45 for coming season.  Registers closed at 2.5pm.

Medical inspection of 80 scholars.

Visit of Miss B M Dunn H M I.

Miss Bollard absent – away for weekend.

School closed for General Election.

Visit of Messrs e freeman and E Sugars, school managers.

Copy of H M I’s Report received 22.11.22

“The Head Mistress habitually gives much earnest thought to the welfare of her school, which has during the last two years benefitted by certain definite progressive measures – e.g. the establishment of a closer connection with the work of the senior department; and the investigation and application by the staff of new and contemporary methods of proved worth.

The general aspect of the work has decidedly improved.  Any inclination to formal teaching has now almost disappeared, and a real and profitable endeavour has been made to utilise the children’s natural activities towards individual progress.

Results seen in the different classes are influenced by the teachers’ varying degrees of resource in manipulating sectional lessons; and to these results explicit reference was made at the time of inspection.

In general however more speech and ear training is advisable in connection with the early Reading occupations; and prompter mental revision of the steps mastered by means of apparatus in the number work.

A more transitional treatment is desirable in the case of the lower sections in Standard 1a; while the promising upper division of the class could well work on a more extensive scheme in view of the fact that they will probably proceed to Standard 2 in a few weeks time.

Advantage is taken of the excellent premises for the more active recreational lessons, and physical exercises, games and Rhythmic movements are a good feature.

The singing of the older children, though clear, is somewhat harsh; and a beginning of staff notation should be hastened in Standard 1.  Credit is due for a marked improvement in Recitation and Dramatisation as the result of steady work; though in the poetry lessons might be given to Rhyme and Rhythm.”

                                                                                                B Vorley.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                                B Vorley

This afternoon and two following afternoons are open to visits of the parents.

The three open days were much appreciated according to the numbers who responded.  There were more than 100 each day.

Visit of the Rev P E Robson and Mr C Claridge, School Managers.

School closed at noon for Christmas holidays. 

WE are transferring 20 Standard 1 children to the Mixed Department.

Mr Perkins is having the use of No. 1 room for a class from the Mixed Deartment.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have 12 people away with measles in the houses.

Visit of T C Millican Esq H M I to examine a class register.

Visit of Mr Vorley, Chairman of the Managers.

Miss Bailey absent in the morning.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

Percentage only 76.4 owing to absences for measles.

Percentage 79.3.  There are still a few fresh cases of measles.

School closed at 4pm for Easter vacation.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have admitted 20 new scholars.

Percentage 88.7, on roll 286.

          ,,         88.1,   ,,     ,,  288.

Holiday given for the wedding of the Duke of York.

School closed at noon for Whitsun holidays.

School re-opened.  Miss Childs absent.

Miss Childs returned.

Miss Bailey absent, ill in the morning but present in the afternoon.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

There are several cases of chicken pox.

Average for the week 262.  Percentage 84.3.

A visitor has been from a Burton Latimer school.

School closed for Sunday School treats.

Another mistress from Burton Latimer school visited today.

Miss Burditt has to be away this week for isolation for Scarlet Fever.

Miss Burditt has resumed duty.

Miss Barber has gone to supply at Alfred St Infants as two are away from there.

School closed for Summer vacation at 4pm.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have transferred 61 scholars to Mixed dept.

Classes as follows:-

Visit of T C Millican Esq H M I.

School closed for two days for Rushden Feast.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                F Green

A few cases of chicken pox.  Medical Officer acquainted.

Percentage 79.7 – affected by chicken pox.

Visit of Mr Vorley, Chairman of Managers.  Staff and numbers on roll discussed.

Percentage 73.8 – about 30 cases of chicken pox.

Visit of Mr Vorley.

Still alrge number absent with chicken pox.

Percentage 74.3.  Number on roll 250.

Percentage 70.

Percentage 70.

Holiday given for General Election.

Percentage 76.8%.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

The afternoon given up for an Open Day for parents of three classes.

Medical inspection.

Visited the school and found all very happy and in good order.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                ...

This afternoon given up for “Parents Day.”

School closed at noon for Xmas holidays – 2 weeks.

School re-opened.

Miss Burditt transferred to North End C School.

Have transferred 15 scholars to Mixed Dept and moved some fro all classes to make up the upper classes.

Miss Bailey has now a class between St 1 and Miss Bollard’s and which we are working up for St 1.

Have admitted 11 new scholars.

Miss Childs is absent with influenza.

,,        ,,    still absent.

Sister Mason visited today and Thursday morning.

Miss Childs returned this morning.

Visited the school.  Examined the registers and found them correct.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                Manager
                                                                                                ... ...

Miss Bollard absent – ill.

,,       ,,         ,,       ,,

,,        ,,      returned.

Have transferred 10 scholars to Mixed Dept.

Have admitted 29 new scholars.

Visit of Mr Sugars and Mr Freeman, School Managers.

School closed at 4.30 for Easter.

School re-opened.

Visit of T C Millican Esq H M I.

Two cases of Scarlet Fever reported.

School closed at noon for Whitsun holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Another case of scarlet fever reported.

Holiday given for visit to British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.

Examined registers and found correct.

                                                F Green

Visit of Mr Vorley, Chairman of Managers.

School closed for the annual Sunday School treats.

Have transferred 54 children to Mixed Dept.

Miss Sylvia Bailey has completed her apprenticeship today.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Miss Sylvia Bailey is here at present.

Classes as follows.  Admitted 35.

Visit of Mr Vorley, Chairman of Managers.

School closed for Rushden Feast – Monday and Tuesday.

Examined register and found correct

                26/9/24                F Green

Miss S Bailey left.

Miss Bailey absent through illness.

,,        ,,        ,,     today.

,,        ,,     returned.

Visit of Mr Vorley (Chairman) and Mr Mantle.

Visit of school nurse.

  ,,   ,,     ,,       ,,   

School closed for General Election.

Several children are suffering with mumps.

Percentage 75.6.

     ,,         73.7.

     ,,         71.1.

Examined register and found correct.

                                                F Green

School closed at noon for Xmas holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have transferred M Godfrey to Mixed Dept. and moved up 2 into St 1 and 2 into class 1; 5 into class 2; 10 into class 3 and 15 into class 4.

Have admitted 15 new scholars.

WE are unable to use the babies’ room as the floor is up so there is a class in the hall.

There are still several children away with mumps.

Visit of Messrs Sanders and F Corby.

Dental inspection.

Percentage of attendance 80.8.

,,           ,,         ,,          75.

,,           ,,         ,,          77.7.

Miss Childs absent with influenza.

,,       ,,     still absent.  Medical certificate received.

Miss Childs still absent.

Visited the school.  Examined the registers and found them correct.

Miss Childs is still absent.

,,        ,,    has returned.

,,        ,,    absent again this afternoon – taken fresh chill.

,,        ,,    still absent.

,,        ,,    still absent.

,,        ,,    returned this morning.

Have transferred 12 scholars to Mix Dept.

Have admitted 34 new scholars making the lower classes very full indeed – 50 babies.

No. on roll 283.  Percentage only 74.

School closed at 4pm for Easter holidays.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have admitted 6 more scholars.  Have asked for extra help and Miss Sylvia bailey has come for 1½ days.

Miss T M Mantle has come on supply this afternoon.

There is still a good deal of whooping cough and this week there are 28 cases of measles.

Percentage 80.

Measles is on the increase, 21 other cases are reported – 73.2% attendance.

A few more cases of measles to report.  Have been very careful to exclude any who seemed uncertain – having symptoms of measles.  Percentage 69.5.

Visit of Miss Dunn H M I.

School closed at noon for Whitsuntide holidays.  Percentage 62.5.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.  There are a few more cases of measles.

Percentage 62.6.

Percentage 70.

Examined registers and found all correct.

                                                F Green

School closed for the day for B E E at Wembley.

Percentage 72.3.

Medical examination begins today for 5 days.

Percentage 75.8.

Holiday given for Sunday School treats.

School closed at 4.15 for Summer vacation.

Have transferred 54 scholars from St 1.

Classes re-organised for new school year.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have admitted 40 new scholars.

The classes are as follows:-

Visit of Mr Vorley, Chairman of Managers.

Copy of Report by H M I Miss B M Dunn

“There is much that is good and sound in the preparation given in this school.  Sectional methods have been carefully studied, and all carried out with the utmost conscientiousness; and with alittle more enterprise in their application the actual results would be better than they are.

Word-building and its correlation with writing are very creditable throughout, but spelling is still not very strong, and this may be partly traceable to the rather prevailing indistinctness in the children’s speech and Reading on which comment was made at the inspection.  The Recitation heard was on the other hand clearly delivered.  The use of oral composition could probably be developed with benefit in the various directions mentioned to the Head Mistress.

Number-work has on the whole improved.

The highest section of Standard 1 are advancing proportionally to their age, and the capable teacher may it is hoped be relied upon to meet the needs of the more backward section at the bottom of the class.

In the three lowest classes only about 40% of the children were present owing to the beginnings of epidemic illness in the school.  The teaching therefore was hardly representative and in recreative subjects was much hindered.  A word of praise is however due to the pleasing manipulation of fundamental work in the lowest class.”

                                                Signed

Miss Amy Warren P T attended today.

Visit of Messrs W B Sanders and F Corby, managers.

School closed for two days – Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

Percentage 93.

Examined registers and found correct.

                                                F Green

Miss capon away ill.

Percentage 91.3.

Miss capon absent for the week.

Miss capon returned but not yet strong.

Visit of Mr Vorley, Chairman of Managers.

Miss Capon absent – return of sickness.

Percentage 89.

Miss Capon has returned to her duties.

Head Teacher at Regional Conference of National Savings Ass’n at Leicester.

Two cases of chicken pox.  A great number have colds and coughs.

Percentage 86.8.

Routine inspection by school nurse.

Percentage 84.6.

Visit of Mr E Freeman and Mr E Sugars, school managers.

Open school for Parents from 2.30pm..

Visit of Mr B Vorley, chairman, and Mrs Vorley.

Registers checked and correct.

                                                B Vorley

Heavy snow.

Measles spreading rapidly.

School closed this afternoon (4pm) for Christmas vacation.

Miss Thirza Mantle ceases her duties here today.

School re-opened.  Transferred 14 to Mix Dept.

Miss S M Bailey has come temporarily until the secretary is satisfied that the numbers warrant her retention.

There are several cases of measles – 8 new cases and 2 of scarlet fever.

Have moved up 14 scholars throughout the school.

There is a heavy fall of snow which has lowered the attendance to 46% both morning and afternoon.  No registration.

Visit of Mr Vorley (chairman).

Visit of T C Millican Esq H M I.

Percentage 84.7.

Miss Bollard absent 9with permission).

Miss A Bailey absent – ill.

,,    ,,     ,,     returned this afternoon.

Percentage 83.5.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                F Green

Half holiday given for scholars to have an opportunity of seeing Bostock’s menagerie.

School closed for easter vacation 4pm.

School re-opened.  Staff complete.

Have admitted 37 new scholars.

Have made anew class which is taken by Head Teacher in the hall.

No. on roll 341.

Visit of Chairman with the newly appointed S A Officer – Mr Panter.

Visit of S A O.

Have made application for supply teacher.

Medical inspection.

Pupil Teacher attending and helping with class 3.

Visit of S A O.

Half holiday given to celebrate the stoppage of the general strike.

School closed at noon for Whitsun holidays.

School re-opened.

Miss Ella Brown has been sent as a temporary teacher and is helping with class 3.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                F Green

Holiday given for Sunday School treats.

Visit of Sir Arthur de Capel Brooke and the secretary of the L E A.

Visited the school and found everything very satisfactory.

                                                                                Percy Robson
                                                                                                ...

Visit of the Chairman of the Managers.

School closed at 4.0pm for the Summer vacation.

60 scholars are being transferred to the Mixed Dept., 11 of whom are for St 3.

School re-opened.  Staff complete with the exception of Miss E Brown the temporary assistant whose services, the secretary states, will not be required this term.

I have admitted 49 new scholars.  2 have left.  No. on roll 329.

Examined registers and found correct.

                                                                F Green

The staff is as follows

The Scheme of Work is similar to that of last year except the Recitation.

A class is regularly taken in the hall.

Visit of T C Millican Esq H M I.

Holiday given on Monday and Tuesday for Rushden Feast.

Percentage only 88.6 as there are several cases of measles.

I returned on Monday morning from a weekend on business.

Measles are increasing rapidly.  Percentage 83.3.

Miss Kathleen Alderman has been appointed to take charge of a class and is here this morning.  She is recognised by the board of Education as an uncertificated teacher sched 1.2 of the Code.

Many more cases of measles and percentage today only 73.3 for week.

Two or three cases of chicken pox.

Visit of school nurse (Miss Wood) for routine inspection.

Weekly percentage 67.8.

School commencing 1.45 in the afternoon for the winter.

Have today put standard 1 in the hall instead of class 3 to give the young teacher, Miss Alderman, a better chance of success.

Percentage only 64.  More measles and chicken pox.

We had decided to take St 1 into the teachers room, the area of which is only 10½ sq yds smaller than the large rooms but Mr Saddler has found room for his St 2 on his own premises and so St 1 has gone into its old room No. 1, leaving the hall free of both desks and class.

26 dual desks removed to Mixed Dept.

Measles abating.  Percentage 70.

There are several more cases of chicken pox.

The attendance has dropped from 242 on Monday to 232 this morning.

The head Teacher is under the doctor and will be absent this afternoon.

Head Teacher has returned this morning.

Attendance is 220 out of 327.

School was disinfected during the weekend.

Visit of Chairman of the Managers.

Chicken pox cases are still increasing.  Percentage attendance 65.9.

Miss Sylvia Bailey is in attendance at the certificate exam’n and Miss Constance m Hall is appointed to supply for her.

Percentage 68.3.

Miss S Bailey is back again and Miss C Hall is staying on voluntarily for training for three weeks.

Miss k Alderman is absent today with a sore throat.

Registers checked and found correct.

                                                B Vorley

Miss Alderman returned.

Many more cases of chicken pox.  Attendance only 60.2%.

Chicken pox is abating.  Attendance 68.1%.

Miss C Hall is unable to be present today.

,,         ,,   has chicken pox.

Miss capon’s mother is too ill to be left so she is at home today.  Miss bollard absent this morning 9only) as her mother has had a bad heart attack.

Miss Capon here today.

Weekly percentage 71.2.

Miss Capon is absent for the week on account of her mother’s death which took place yesterday.

School closed at 4pm for Christmas holidays.