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| Description | File containing annotated duplicates of documents in DC/MD2/1-4, including: typescript text 'History no.2' written by Duane for his Solicitor on the history of the school, the schools policies, and his opinion on the school's difficulties, [1951]; published booklet 'Report by the H.M Inspectors on Howe Dell County Secondary School, Hatfield Hertfordshire, inspected in 20th September, and the 7th, 8th and 9th November, 1950' by the Ministry of Education (HMSO, 1951); typescript report of an interview between Duane and John Newsom, County Education Officer, 29 May 1951, regarding his position at Howe Dell School; annotated typescript text giving details of Duane's appointment as a JP, [1951]; correspondence between Duane and Kenneth Wormald, solicitor of the National Union of Teachers, 27 Jun 1951-28 Aug 1951, regarding the vote of non-confidence from the school governors; letter from Paul Simmons, Divisional Education Officer, 19 Jul 1951, informing Duane of a meeting of the Mid-Herts.Divisional Executive to discuss the school governors vote of no confidence; copy of a letter from Duane to Mr Snowling [National Union of Teachers' solicitor?], 29 Jul 1951, announcing he did not want the decision of the school governors to be removed from the records and demanding an independent inspection of the school to prove its efficiency; letter sent to Duane by John Newsom, 20 Aug 1951, inviting Duane to put his case before the Disciplinary Sub-Committee of the Education Committee; typescript text [by Duane?] 'suggestions for case' listing reasons for a proposed legal case by Duane against the school governors for unfair dismissal, [1951]; typescript text [by Duane?] on the progress of Howe Dell School and the school's reaction to the inspections; typescript report of an inspection of Howe Dell by Mrs Winstanley, [1950]; typescript text of Duane's verbal report presented to the school governors for the period Nov 1950-Feb 1951; typescript report [by Duane?] analyzing intelligence and attainment levels at Howe Dell School and its contributory schools [1951]. |