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| Description | File mainly containing papers regarding the closure of Risinghill School including annotated report for the School Governors for the period 19 Nov 1963-7 Feb 1964; memoranda from the Education Officers Department regarding rejected requests for school equipment, 1964-1965; correspondence between Duane and William F Houghton, Education Officer, 1964-1970 including an annotated copy of a letter sent by Michael Duane giving his side to accusations made by Dr Payling, [Chief School Inspector], during his visitation to the School, 24 Mar 1964, and letter from Duane to Mr Houghton, [Sep 1965], regarding proposals for him to run a unit for the treatment of troublesome adolescents, including Duane's memorandum of proposals and questions about the scheme; letter from Duane to Mr Wales [Divisional Education Officer] regarding the numbers of authorised staff at the School, 14 May 1964; letter to Duane from the Charles L Allen, General Secretary of the London Teachers' Association, regarding meetings with Dr Payling, 7 Oct 1965- 2 Nov 1965; typescript notes by Duane on the education of Cypriot children in England, 19 Dec 1964; manuscript note entitled 'children in trouble' giving statistics of [Risinghill?] children appearing in court cases, 1960-1964; manuscript notes on inspections at Risinghill; manuscript notes by Duane entitled 'creating the 'image'' regarding the problems at Risinghiil [possible draft of a paper by Duane]; Risinghill School Routine Instructions, Jan 1962; annotated science syllabus; suggestions for activities during Tutor Group Periods; typescript notes for candiates for Head of House posts; typescript duties of Senior Mistress; correspondence regarding the cleaning of books in the school Library, 3 Nov 1961-8 Oct 1963; letter from Duane to Dr E W H Briault, Deputy Education Officer, regarding the changes made in reacting to the school inspection, 26 Mar 1962; typescript notes on staffing problems at the School, Dec 1963; typescript notes [by Duane?] on the position of the school when the London County council announced its closure, [1965]; copy of a letter sent by the probation officers from Clerkenwell, North London and Old Street Juvenile Courts to the Education Officer appealing against the closure of Risinghill, 1 Jan 1965; copies of a letter by Duane sent to the Editor of 'The Times', 4 Jan 1965, giving his opinion on the situation of 'Miss Lang's outspoken criticisms of Kidbrooke School' in the context of Risinghill School; typescript notes on the proposals for the closure of Risinghill School, [1965]; circular from H Wales, Divisional Education Officer, sent to parents, 27 Jan 1965, officially announcing the closure of Risinghill School; papers regarding the meetings of the governors of Risinghill School, mainly discussing the closure of the school, 24 May 1965-5 Jul 1965; correspondence regarding Duane's applications for other London Headships, Jun 1965- 10 Nov 1965; letters regarding Duane appointment at Garnett College including his suggestions for his timetable; letter from Vanessa Lederer from the 'Evening Standard', 9 May 1968, returning an annotated commentary by Duane on the inspection of Risinghill written in 1962; Letter from W F Houghton to Duane, 8 Dec 1970, proposing that Duane take up a teaching post at the Kingsway or Hammersmith Colleges for Further Education; typescript text by Duane 'Risinghill-The Problem Before Us' giving his suggestions for tackling the problems highlighted by the inspections of Risinghill School (two copies). |