| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Description | File containing papers on Michael Duane's work at Howe Dell School including: Duane's analysis of the problems regarding accommodation and staffing at the school, [Jul 1949]; manuscript notes by a member of staff [Mrs Winstanley?] on the inspections of English, Mathematics and needlework classes at the school by Miss Bardsley and Mr Jones [School Inspectors], [1950]; a typescript petition from the Assistant Staff of Howe Dell School, sent to G Tomlinson, Minister of Education, appealing against the attempts to dismiss Duane, 19 Jul 1951; Howe Dell School progress reports, Dec 1949-Sep 1950; typescript document 'Questionnaire on a projects' requesting information on school projects, [1951]; typescript list of actions taken to implement the HM Inspectors recommendations including the school rules, [1951].
Also contains letter to Duane from G B Jeffery, Director of the Institute of Education, offering to renew his contract as the Assistant Tutor in English, 2 Apr 1947; annotated typescript notes, possibly for a paper by Duane, regarding the need for schools to take into account the diverse backgrounds of children when teaching; notes for study on 'economics and politics'; a typescript text of a book review by Duane of 'Free School: The White Lion Experience' by Nigel Wright (1989) and 'Assessing Radical Education' by Nigel Wright (1989) for an unknown publication. |