Teachers in Fletton
The Fletton Board School, built for £7000, was opened by the Hon A. E. Fellowes, M.P. on Monday 25th February 1901. Locally known as 'the school on the hill' the school log book survives. It is a valuable source through which the life of the school can be viewed. I have extracted from the school log book the names of the teachers employed at the school, and those who visited in various capacities. The entries include, where known, name, position held, date of appointment, qualification and previous employment.
Present in the first year of the school 1901
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Agnes Grey Headmistress 25th February 1901 certified teacher Bramley Infants Board School, Leeds
Kathleen Willson Assistant mistress Art50 Nassington Board School
Edith Panter (Miss) Assistant mistress 19th March 1901 Art50 Castor National Infants
Mabel J Grey Assistant mistress 15th April 1901 St. Marks National School, P'Boro
Helen M Bouch (Miss) Certified assistant 24th June 1901 certified teacher St. Mary's National School, P'Boro
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Present in school year 1902/1903
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Gertrude Ellen Thurley Monitor 3rd November 1902
Sarah Brewster Monitor 3rd November 1902
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Present in school year 1904/1905
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Margaret Pentney (Miss) Temp assist 10th October 1904 Art68
Grace Berridge Assistant mistress 9th January 1905 Ex PT Art50 Stanground Infants (pupil teacher)
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Present in school year 1905/1906
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Kathleen Willson Headmistress certified teacher
Mabel J Grey (Gray) certified teacher
Helen Bouch certified teacher
Edith Panter Art 50
Grace Berridge
Margaret Pentney
Sarah Brewster Probationer 2nd Year
Gertrude Ellen Thurley Probationer
Edith Hopwood Uncertified assistant 25th September 1905 uncertified teacher New England Council School, P'boro
Charlotte Butler (Miss) Uncertified assistant 15th January 1905 uncertified assistant Woodstone Infants School
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Present in school year 1906/1907
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Kathleen Willson Headmistress
Mabel J Grey (Gray)
Edith Panter uncertified teacher
Grace Berridge uncertiifed teacher
Edith Hopwood uncertfied teacher
Margaret Pentney supplementary
Sarah Brewster Pupil teacher Pupil teacher 2nd year
Gertrude Thurley Pupil teacher Pupil teacher 1st year
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Present in school year 1907/1908
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Kathleen Willson Headmistress
Mabel J Grey (Gray)
Edith Hopwood
Edith Panter
Charlotte Butler
Grace Berridge
Sarah Brewster Pupil teacher 3rd year
Gertrude Thurley Pupil teacher 2nd year
Florence Curtis (Miss) Uncertified assistant 4th March 1907 Uncertified assistant St. Judes Infant School, Bethnel Green
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Present in school year 1908/1909
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Kathleen Willson
Charlotte Butler
Edith Hopwood
Florence Curtis
Grace Berridge
Sarah Brewster Uncertified teacher
Gertrude Thurley Pupil teacher 3rd year
Beatrice Cooke (Miss) Certified teacher 1st May 1908 Certified teacher Castor Infants School
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Present in school year 1909/1910
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Present in school year 1910/1911
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Amelia Dobbs (Miss) Certified assistant 29th May 1911 Certified assistant Mixed department Fletton
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Present in school year 1911/1912
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Kathleen Willson Headteacher
Amelia Dobbs Class 1 Certified teacher
​Edith Hopwood Class 2 Uncertified teacher
Grace Berridge Class 3 Uncertified teacher
Sarah Brewster Class 4 Uncertified teacher
Beatrice Cooke Class 5 Certified teacher
Florence Curtis Class 6 Uncertified teacher
Mrs Pouncey Supply 26th October 1911
Mrs Turner Supply 8th February 1912
Eleanor Hockin Uncertified teacher 7th March 1912
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Present in school year 1912/1913
Dora Pollard (Miss) Certified teacher 11th June 1913
Eleanor Hockin Uncertified teacher 12th March 1913
Mrs Barber Supply 14th July 1913
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Present in school year 1913/1914
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Kathleen Willson Headteacher
Amelia Dobbs Class 1a
Edith Hopwood Class 1b
Grace Berridge Class 2 1st September 1913
Sarah Brewster Class 3
Beatrice Cooke Class 4
Eleanor Hockin Class 5
Mrs Davidson Supply 1st September 1913
Selina Berridge (Miss) Certified assistant 13th September 1913
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Present in school year 1914/1915
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Kathleen Willson Headteacher
Selina Berridge Class 1
Edith Hopwood Class 2
Grace Berridge Class 3
Eleanor Hockin Class 4
Dora Pollard Class 5
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Eleanor Hockin is sometimes spelt Helena.
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The details if teachers were recorded annually on the 31st August. Amendments were also made throughout the year. Some of the information is inconsistent but I have replicated what was recorded in the school log book.
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