Rushden Research Group: Education Index

Rushden
A History of Education


Left to right: Tennyson Road Infants, Alfred Street Junior, the Adult Schools in Wellingborough Road

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General History		Primary (Junior) Schools
	Introduction (includes audio clip)		First Schools 1851
	Early Schools		General School (later Alfred Street Board School)
	First Schools 1851		Mission Hall Day School
	School Board		Alfred Street (Board School)
	School Board - mainpage		Alfred Street - mainpage
	School Attendance Officers		Photo 1887
	School Attendance Medals		Mrs Struggles' Class Photo 1951
	Education Act 1870		Mr Burnham's Class Photo 1952
	1872 Schools Controversy		Miss Bull's Class Photo 1952
	A Lesson in Rhyme 1879		Alfred Lord Tennyson School
	Education Act 1902 - Resistance		Alfred Lord Tennyson School
	History 1870-1933 by Mr Fred Corby		Denfield Park Junior
	Charity - Report		Denfield - mainpage
	National Schools - 1914		Brief History
	Arthur Mantle - Attendance Officer		School Opening 1977
	Employment of Children Act 1920		Bob Whitworth - Head Teacher
	New Fields for Schools 1929		Hayway Schools
	Education Committee - mainpage		Hayway North End Schools - mainpage
	Proposed New Schools 1930		Newton Road
	Evacuee School 1942		Board Schools - mainpage
	Schools' Selection		Outing 1936
	Schools Overcrowded & plans		Newton Road - Festival of Britain Trip
	Ragged School Union		North End
	School Bus 1955		North End Schools - mainpage
	Teaching - News & Notes		South End
	National Union of Teachers		South End - mainpage
	Snippets		Memories of old South End Junior School (1940s)
	Retirements & New Head Teachers 1950		Schooldays - Donna Aitken (includes movie clips)
			Whitefriars
Nursery Schools			Opened 1973 Infant & Junior
	Mrs Wagstaff's School		Junior School - Info for Parents 1992
	Miss Wagstaff's School		Memories of School 1995 - 1999
	Miss Dobell's Kindergarten - Photos		Cycle Training 1997
	Memories of Tennyson Rd Nursery 1940s		Choir Audition at Palladium
	Manor Farm Nursery		Jerusalem Joy
	Jack & Jill Nursery		Fraud Squad
	New Nursery 1969		Empire Day 1932
	Memories of Hayway Nursery 1989-92
	Hayway Nursery Unit 1990
	Little Street - Nursery 1990

Infant Schools		Elementary/Secondary Schools
	Alfred Street (Board School)		Woodwork Classes 1898
	Christmas 1951		Careers Convention 1971
	C of E behind the Coffee Tavern		Boys' Education 1949-1991
	Hayway Infant School		Photograph 1960 & 1967
	Newsclip		Tennyson Road School - book 2003
	Mission Hall		Intakes & Highlights 1949-1957
	Moor Road		Bert Catlin - Headmaster
	The School		Intermediate
	Log Book Extracts 1889-1912		Introduction
	National Schools (South End)		Intermediate School Opens
	Events & Entertainment 1878		Division of Boys & Girls 1949
	National School Festival 1880		Hayway Schools
	National Schools - Tea 1882		North End Secondary Modern (mainpage)
	National Schools - 1914		North End School (Girls)
	National School Band		Photograph 1952
	Newton Road (Board School)		Girls' School Leavers Destinations 1968
	Board Schools - mainpage		Memories 1968 - Donna Aitken
	Infant School Opens 1899		Sport
	Miss Childs - Retired 1949		Chichele School (mainpage)
	Gallery		Chichele School 1987
	Memories - Ruth Webster		Rushden School - Merger 1991
	South End		Rushden School (mainpage)
	South End Introduction		Opening 1992
	New Infant School 1877		Choir 1993
	Memories of old South End School (c1905)		Memories 1999 - 2006
	Memories - Pat Jenkins - 1971 and 1973		School Leavers 1951
	Tennyson Road		Wellingboro' Technical School 1957
	Tennyson Road Infant School
	Whitefriars	Grammar School & High School
	Opened 1973 Infant & Junior		WGS - Memories 1940s
	Memories - Infant School 1992-95		WCHS Memories

Schools Admissions Books		Help Wanted, please
	Introduction		Embroidery
	Alfred Street School 1881
	Newton Road School 1918	Music & Elocution
	South End School 1870		Music & Elocution Successess
			J Enos Smith - Music Teacher
Adult Education			George Farey
	Adult School - mainpage		Miss B A Fisher - Music Teacher
	John Claridge - Illuminated Address		Miss Connie Hall
	Men's School		Mr J W Randall - Music Teacher
	Women's School		Bernard Tomkins
	Free Education 1889		Schools Music Festival 1953
	Workers Educational Association - WEA
	Evening Institute	National Union of Teachers
	Adult Learning		Newsclip 1951

Boot & Shoe School		Scholarships, Exams & Degrees
	Boot School 1900		Scholarships
	New Technical Institute 1928		Herbert Sargent 1889
	Boot School - mainpage		Brian Clayton
	Jack Tear - WEA Memories (+ audio clips)		Exam Successes

Private Schools		School Sports & Leisure
	Private Schools		Schools Athletics 1927
	Rose Hill School		Schools Athletics 1928
	Mrs George Farey		County Athletics 1930
	Miss Payne's High School		Elementary Sports Day 1932
	Eastfields High School		Challenge Shield
	Rushden Grammar School		Xmas Parties 1932
	Mr Walker's - Commercial School		County Athletics 1933