Person Reynolds, Cynthia 1928-2008 Marguerite Elizabeth Cynthia Reynolds was born on 21 November 1928. She trained as a teacher at The National Society's Training College of Domestic Subjects, also known as Berridge House from 1946. After qualifying in 1949, she worked as a domestic science teacher in various secondary schools. In the 1960s she was granted a secondment to attend a new course at Battersea College of Education for serving teachers which led to a Diploma in Education, with special reference to Home Economics, validated by the University of London. In January 1971 Reynolds was appointed, with Honor Mason, as an ILEA Advisory Teacher, under the direction of Patricia Searle, to develop child care/ parenting courses as part of Home Economics curriculum. Reynolds was based in the Essedine Home Economics Teachers Centre in West London while Mason was based in the Pitfield Street Home Economics Teacher Centre in East London. The developed the curriculum and a syllabus for parenting courses combined with practical experience, and secondly created in-service (INSET) education for teachers embarking on such courses. By the late 1970s Reynolds became involved in other home economics projects those she continued to support the child development work. Other projects included a project to develop guidelines for home economics teaching pupils in the first two years of secondary education; other in-service courses for home economics teachers; and the development of the home economics curriculum for pupils at the end of their secondary education. In 1974 Reynolds studied at the Department of Education, University of Southampton for a MA (Ed.) course. She wrote her dissertation on the history and development of the teaching of home economics, using her previous work experiences. After completion of her course, Reynolds returned to the ILEA. She continued to work for the ILEA until she retired in December 1983. Publications: Teaching Child Development (London, 1973). Teacher GB/366/135 Occupation, sphere of activity: After a career in classroom teaching and as the head of a home economics department in a London comprehensive school, in 1971 Cynthia Reynolds was appointed as an Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) Advisory Teacher under the direction of the Home Economics Inspectorate. Personal Deposited/Personal/Reynolds 11/10/1999 Hjralmp 25/02/2009 Wrrlibya Reynolds; Cynthia (1928-2008); Teacher Reynolds Cynthia a7df79ca-34d0-4135-b47f-dc2a5f2cd8e4