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Correspondence regarding London schools evacuated to Bedfordshire, including all day-to-day administrative matters, information of particular note being as follows:

1940 - 1945

From: 1940 To: 1945

- Salusbury Road, Kilburn (Willesden) and Burghley (London County Council) schools at Burr Street Council Junior School, Dunstable: - London school teachers not being shown circulars applying to all teachers in the county (1941); - use of premises at Burr Street School, Dunstable in the holidays by London children (1941); - provision of school meals (1941); - cultivation of land at Maltings Communal Feeding Centre by Burghley School children until transferred to another school better able to cope (1942); - division of accommodation between Bedfordshire and London children at Burr Street School (1942); - reorganisation of classes involving curtailment of work for three London teachers (1942); - analysis of London children according to Local Education Authority (LEA) (77 London County Council, 60 Willesden Borough and 16 from other LEAs); - one day holiday for Roman Catholic children from Willesden Green Roman Catholic School (1942); - expenses forms showing journeys undertaken by staff (1942); - lack of communication from Willesden LEA to headteacher concerning changes in staff (1942); - transfer of Bedfordshire children at school for whom no billeting allowance was paid to their appropriate Bedfordshire LEA school (1943). - Acland Central School, Kentish Town at Britain Street Senior School, Dunstable: - provision of exercise books of 40 pages instead of 80 pages as specified! (1941); - use of hall at school by London children during holidays (1941); - provision of typewriting lessons after school (1941); - use of a Ross Epidiascope by children (1941); - new scheme for provision of school meals (1941-1943); - cultivation of 108 poles of land at Priory Road, Borough Road and Half Moon Lane by London children from school growing potatoes and other vegetables; - financial arrangements etc. for individual children; - retirement of Acland Central School headteacher (1942); - evacuee register of 21 children in various locations (not all in Bedfordshire); - travelling expenses for children not billeted in Dunstable; - presentation and dedication of a thankoffering gift by Acland Central staff and children to Britain Street Secondary Modern School (1944); - list of Acland Central children wishing to carry on attending Britain Street School (1945). - St.Pancras Church of England School at Houghton Regis Junior Mixed Council School: - granting of holiday and Ash Wednesday not being a customary half day holiday in Bedfordshire (1941); - Wenlock Road Junior Boys’ School, Islington at Flitwick Council Mixed School: - LEA intention not to encourage parents to fetch children from school during an air raid (1941); - extra homework for children receiving half time education (1941); - use of a classroom at school by London children during holidays (1941); - separate arrangements for Jewish children taking Special Place examinations (1942); - merger of London and Eastbourne infants with Flitwick school (1942); - request (denied) for an outing to Whipsnade Zoo (1942). - Hamond Square School, Islington at Hockliffe Working Men’s Club: - use of a room at Club by London children during holidays (1941); - admittance of a boy from Derbyshire to school (1942). - Hargrave Park Junior Mixed School, Upper Holloway at Evelyn Road Junior Mixed School, Dunstable: - request (denied) to purchase barley sugar (1941); - use of part of school by London children during the holidays (1940); - procedure for signing Forms of Indemnity to cover air raids, i.e. whether the parent should sign or whether the foster parent could do so (1941); - headteacher’s premature institution of a scheme for classes before receiving the (Bedfordshire) Director of Education’s consent (1941); - number of children at school and their LEA source (146 from London County Council, 23 from other LEAs) (1941); - new school dinners scheme (1941); - reallocation of London children to temporary huts on site (1942); - St.Thomas’ Church of England School & Northwold School at St.Peter’s School, Arlesey: - use of part of the school by London children during holidays (1941); - obligation on Education Committee not to use St.Peter’s School on Ascension Day and Ash Wednesday (1942); - school giving up cultivation of the gardens due to lack of older boys (1942); - number of evacuee children on school roll (1943). - St.Matthew’s School at Bramingham Road Council Mixed School, Streatley: - merging of London children with local children at school due to small number of evacuees (1940); - commencement of half time schooling for all pupils (1940); - number of evacuee children at school (1940). - Northwold Road School, Stoke Newington at Trinity Hall Wesleyan Chapel, Biggleswade: - names of Essex LEA children at school (1941); - cultivation of potatoes (1941); - desire to alter date of Easter holidays to also coincide with Passover as 50% of London children were Jewish (refused by LEA) (1941); - case of non-attendance (1941); - use of part of the school by London children during holidays (1941); - unavailability of Bedfordshire special provision for an ex-evacuee (now Bedfordshire resident) child particularly gifted at art (1941); - lack of supervision of London children by a London teacher during holidays (1941); - special arrangements for Jewish children sitting the Special Place examinations (1942-1943); - employment of some pupils in agricultural labour whilst still at school (1942); - competition arranged by local police and based on recent police lectures (1943); - shortage of books due to increase in numbers of children (1944); - closure of school (1945). - St.Luke’s Parochial Boys’ School, Finsbury at Britain Street School, Dunstable and at Ashton School, Dunstable: - visit of New Zealand High Commissioner (an old boy of St.Luke’s) (1941); - Luton News photograph of New Zealand High Commissioner talking to St.Luke’s pupils at Britain Street School (1941); - Luton News photograph of New Zealand High Commissioner talking to pupils of St.Luke’s, Acland Central [see above] and Britain Street pupils at Britain Street School (1941); - Luton News photograph of boy presenting cigarettes for the Royal New Zealand Air Force to New Zealand High Commissioner at Britain Street School (1941); - use of a room for London children at Britain Street School during holidays (1941); - tables made by boys in handicraft classes being used in Parish Hall (1941); - number of pupils on school roll (1941-1942); - local boy being admitted to St.Luke’s in error (1941); - new school dinners scheme (1941); - children for whom billeting allowances had been paid being considered as Bedfordshire children when the allowance ceased (1942); - employment of a boy in agricultural work below official school leaving age (fourteen) (1942); - prize giving by New Zealand High Commissioner (1942); - merging of St.Luke’s and Dunstable children (1943). 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London County Council,
Director of Education,
Luton News

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