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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]Reading the posting about the domestic science room reminded me of my domestic science lessons at the Grammar School. This would have been in 1976-77 I think. At the time I was a pupil at the newly renamed Aldercar Comprehensive School. Ours was the first year group not to be split to Grammar/secondary modern at what is now called Key stage 4. Unfortunately Aldercar were not ready for such honours and were unable to teach us O Level DS for several months. Instead, armed with cookery heavily laden baskets, we had to give up our lunch breaks and be trusted to walk down to the MGO garage and catch a bus to Heanor, where we were taught at what was now to be called the South East Derbyshire college, by Mrs Williams?? I'm not sure who was the most put out by this arrangement but I guess that journey did little to settle our behaviour! I'm not sure if any other subjects had to be taught in this way but I can say it was some time before Aldercar got to grips with having over 200 4th year pupils. Eventually -can't be sure when- we were taught at Aldercar (maybe sometime during the fifth year) Mrs Williams (if I am remembering her name correctly) came to teach us instead. Good of her! I wonder if she had to catch the bus? [/quote]
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JMax

Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 3/13/2006 8:13:51 PM

Reading the posting about the domestic science room reminded me of my domestic science lessons at the Grammar School. This would have been in 1976-77 I think. At the time I was a pupil at the newly renamed Aldercar Comprehensive School. Ours was the first year group not to be split to Grammar/secondary modern at what is now called Key stage 4. Unfortunately Aldercar were not ready for such honours and were unable to teach us O Level DS for several months. Instead, armed with cookery heavily laden baskets, we had to give up our lunch breaks and be trusted to walk down to the MGO garage and catch a bus to Heanor, where we were taught at what was now to be called the South East Derbyshire college, by Mrs Williams?? I'm not sure who was the most put out by this arrangement but I guess that journey did little to settle our behaviour!
I'm not sure if any other subjects had to be taught in this way but I can say it was some time before Aldercar got to grips with having over 200 4th year pupils. Eventually -can't be sure when- we were taught at Aldercar (maybe sometime during the fifth year) Mrs Williams (if I am remembering her name correctly) came to teach us instead. Good of her! I wonder if she had to catch the bus?

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