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| Description | File containing papers on Michael Duane's work at Howe Dell School, including: correspondence with Miss Fitzjohn and David Medd, 25 Aug 1948-14 Oct 1948, regarding furnishings at Howe Dell School; letter from D Goacher, Divisional Education Officer, 14 Dec 1948, thanking Duane for his work at Beaumont School for Boys; correspondence with John Newsom, Hertfordshire County Education Officer, 1949-1957, including Duane enclosing a Howe Dell School progress report with an explanation of the report, 21 Sep 1949, and Newsom asking Duane for a meeting to discuss his difficulties, 10 Nov 1949; letter from Arthur Treadwell, Chair of school governors, 20 Jul 1949, in response to the progress report from Duane; correspondence with Mrs Russell-Smith [school governor?], 1949, including Russell-Smith congratulating him on his first Howe Dell School progress report and the difficult conditions at the school, 6 Jul 1949-9 Oct 1949, and Duane to Russell-Smith enclosing a report he presented to the school governors, 3 Oct 1949; annotated copy of a letter sent by Duane to Mr Lloyd-Thomas [HM inspector?], 8 Aug 1949, regarding the Howe Dell School timetable, the need for an extra member of teaching staff and refurbishment at the school; correspondence with Mr Jones [HM inspector] 1949-1950, including Duane's analysis of the Howe Dell School timetable; 21 Sep 1949-24 Sep 1949, Mr Jones regarding inspections of Howe Dell School, 2 Dec 1950-9 Dec 1950 [one letter has a draft of Duane's reply on the reverse]; letter from Renee Turner, Lady Superintendent of the Royal Victorian Patriotic School, 26 Sep 1949, complaining about discipline at Howe Dell [mentions names of pupils involved]; letter from W Thomas, Assistant Education Officer, 11 Oct 1949, regarding the Howe Dell School Progress Reports; letter from R Michell, a parent, 3 Nov 1949, withdrawing her complaint about Howe Dell School; copy of a letter from Duane to Mrs Chuck, 15 Nov 1949, concerning 'malicious rumours' about the school; order forms for the installation and consequent repairs of the linoleum in Howe Dell School, 29 Dec 1949-27 Jun 1950, correspondence with George Maynard, Chairman of the School Governors, including Maynard congratulating Duane for the redecoration of the school by the pupils, 18 Jan 1950, and Duane to Maynard, 1 May 1950, demanding the refurbishment of the playground; copies of questionnaire sent to parent asking if their children had benefited from the experimental methods at the school and analysis results, 1950; annotated minutes of the meetings of the school governors, 13 Feb 1950-15 May 1950; letter from Paul Simmons, Divisional Education officer, 5 Apr 1950, concerning the conduct of some Howe Dell School pupils outside the school; letter from D D Redgrave, Assistant Organizer of Physical Education, 13 Jun 1951, regarding English Country Dancing at Howe Dell School; letter from Mr D M Clements, pottery instructor at Handside School, Welwyn Garden City, informing Duane of how the conduct of Howe Dell School had improved since he last visited, [1951].
Also includes general notes on the teaching of mathematics; copies of references for Duane from Institute of Education 3 May 1948, Brigadier Fitzgeorge-Balfour 26 May 1946, L A Rhodes [Mayor of Lowestoft and member of the Committee for Education], 9 Nov 1957; the report by the HM inspectors on Alderman Woodrow County Secondary School (Boys), Jun 1957; hand out for the Workers' Educational Association Eastern District syllabus for a course of meetings on 'Understanding Human Nature' taught by Duane, 1957. |