Blackburnrod   13 #25 Posted October 1, 2021 Alan Goodfellow at Wisewood in the 50s. He introduced O levels to secondary modern schools in Sheffield having previously been second master at City Grammar on Leopold St.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
The_DADDY   3,482 #26 Posted October 1, 2021 The best Headteacher for me was somone who wasn't the Head until I left school. His name was Mr Poore. He commanded such respect I was genuinely scared of him at times. Never violent, never unfair but boy he was tough. I never told him how much respect and dare I say it love I had for him. I just wish I'd listened to him a bit more instead of behaving like a pratt all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
steved32   55 #27 Posted October 2, 2021 Pop Postlethwaite at Waltheof in the 60s/70s. Not sure he was the best, but certainly a legend, with his terrifying commands:  "Little boy, get on the right...You boy, off the grass!"  I'll be forever grateful to him for suggesting to me that I ought to consider teaching as a career. I did. Attending Waltheof toughened me up to cope with the challenges of teaching kids at Ashleigh and Myrtle Springs. Poacher turned gamekeeper! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
withitowl   10 #28 Posted March 13, 2022 My favorite teacher who really helped me along the way was Mr. Lesley Collinson RIP he taught me at Parson Cross School and Chaucer he also had a ballroom dancing studio in Hanover Square I bumped into him in Sheffield about 20 years after leaving school and straight away he recognised me and my name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cody's Granddad   52 #29 Posted March 15, 2022 A lot has already been said about my head teacher Mr D Edwards at Hinde House and Mr Cook at Pyebank.  Teachers were quite bad tempered in my days, not all but an awful lot of them and they would regularly throw the blackboard rubber if you spoke during class one time it hitting me on the head. These days they would be charged with Child abuse. How things have changed, for better or worse that is another debate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MallyMon   3 #30 Posted March 16, 2022 There MUST have been some good headmistresses?! Or has our education system really always just been a patriarchy?   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #31 Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, MallyMon said: There MUST have been some good headmistresses?! Or has our education system really always just been a patriarchy?   Ms Drabble at brightside (mentioned earlier in thread) was good from memory - also ms cooper who was head of the lower school at king teds was hard but fair. Edited March 16, 2022 by makapaka Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
harvey19   541 #32 Posted March 16, 2022 7 hours ago, MallyMon said: There MUST have been some good headmistresses?! Or has our education system really always just been a patriarchy?   Miss Bates at Wisewood primary and junior school in the 1950s.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazarus   68 #33 Posted March 16, 2022 Jimmy Edwards, headmaster of Chiselbury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
echo beach   600 #34 Posted March 16, 2022 4 hours ago, lazarus said: Jimmy Edwards, headmaster of Chiselbury. Whacko! Lazarus, showing your age now boy!  echo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazarus   68 #35 Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, echo beach said: Whacko! Lazarus, showing your age now boy!  echo YouTube I’m afraid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Tipstaff   159 #36 Posted March 26, 2022 Ken Cook (Jordanthorpe Comprehensive School -1970's) A very modern and progressive Headmaster for his time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...