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KENT‘ EDUCATION (3©i‘.’§i¥lITTEE..

The Committee have authorised the engagement of the undermentioned Assistant
Teachers, at Salaries in accordance with their Scale of Salaries.

Vacancies for Head Teachers are advertised in “The Schoolmaster” and “The
Scht olmistress.” .

Applications, on the Cornrnittee’s Form Elem. 307, must be addressed in each
case to the Correspondent of the Managers, as shown in column 4 below. *

Certificated Teachers who accept appointments as Uncertificated Teachers. will

L receive the maximum salary allowed in the case of Uncertificated Teachers, viz,.:
. . MS Men, £75; Women, £65 per annum. Such teachers will, if, and when, they obtain
l» subsequently appointments as Certificated Teachers, receive, in accordance with
paragraph 10 of the Scale, the minimum salary applicable to their grade together

with half the increment for every year of service since becoming Certificated with

the exception of the first year.

N0te.-—This list is published weekly, and if during the week the Committee have
received notification that a vacancy has been filled, the name of the School is struck out.

The Committee are prepared, in cases where financial assistance is necessary, to
contribute (as a grant in aid) a certain proportion of the fees of some recognised
Correspondence College, to enable Supplementary and Uncertificated Teachers to sit
for the Preliminary and the Certificate Examinations.

I  By Order,
KENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE, FRAS. W. CROOK,
SESSIONS HOUSE, Secretary.
MAIDSTONE. I W
21st Icmuary, 1918.
.>~~~—— C = Certificated Teacher. W. .; Woman.
U = Uncertificated Teacher. M. = Man.

3 = Supplementary Teacher.

‘l’ In these cases teachers are required to fill vacancies caused by teachers absent on military or
naval duties. In each case the appointment of the teacher will be determined uponthe return of the
teacher in whose place he or she is serVing———otherwise the appointment will be in accordance with the
Cornmittee’s Scale of Salaries. '

 

School. Department. Grade of Teacher.  Correspondent.  Spegifé llizilrilalfiliglents
' (1) (Z) (3) (4) I (5)
l
Ashford New Town Boys  U   C. Sheath, Esq., Secre-  Drawing,’ Music and
(SE. & C.R.) tary’s Office, S.E. & l Drill essential, for
C.R., London‘ Bridge i Std. IV.
Station, S.E. 
Ashford, Mixed and U   Rev. Thos. McSweeney, , Lower Standards.
Victoria Road RC. , Infants The Presbytery,Barrow E Music.
, ' . Hill, Ashford  I —
*Ashford 3 Boys  C UV.)  , Chas. Mace, Esq., 4,
‘* \\\\\\ ,_ West Street ‘ ‘ C or U (\V) 5 Sturge Road, Ashford ‘
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ham End. 1 ‘ School,Welling, Kent. l I  T" T 7'  NT‘
Bexley, Welling Cl. Mixed  , C (\V.)  W. J. VVeaving, Esq.,  ' -
, ‘ 199, The Broadway, 
l ' Bexley Heath 3
Blean C. of E.  ‘ Mixed and U   Rev. A. Butler, Blean ‘
Infants Vicarage, Canterbury ,
Borden C. of E.  Mixed and U WV.)  Alfred Hinge, Esq., Home 
; Infants Farm, Borden, Sitting-‘
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. l Rev. C. W. Forster,

Rosslyn Villas, Halling, 2
nr. Rochester '

School.  Department. Grade of Teacher. -Zorrespondent. and Remarks‘
(1) l (2) <3) (4) (5)
Bridge and -Ma.Le.“nw'.uJ, U (W.) Rev. H. Knight, Patrix- Standards 1. & 11.
' Patrixbourne bourne Vicarage, near Singing, Needlework,
Canterbury Disciplinarian.
Chartham Cl. Mixed U (W.) F. S. Cloke, Esq., Sand-
Wich
Chalk C. of E. Mixed and U  The Vicar, Chalk, near
Infants Gravesend
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Sidcup Hill Cl. Infants Corner House, Chnrch
Avenue, Sidcup
Chislett C. of E.  Mixed U (VV-) Rev. R. A. Kent, Chislet
Vicarage, Canterbury
Cowden Mixed and U (W.) Rev.].\7V.Harold Brown,
Infants Covvden Rectory, Eden-
bridge
Cranbrook C. of E. Mixed C or U UV.)  Rev. Canon \Vrn. Bell,
The Vicarage, Cran-
brook
Cranbrook Mixed and C (\V.)  For Infants.
Sissinghurst Infants . L Col. Rowlandson, “ Merrie-
Mixed and U (VVJ --  Croft,” Cranbrook
Infants ‘
Crayford C. of  Infants ' C or U (VV.) l Rev. G. Jones, The
Boys C (W)  1 Vicarage, Crayford
Crayford Northend E ]I31i)f3;S‘ntS  g lot VV.-)- Miss A. G Smelling‘
Temporary Cl. ‘ 3 8, Hythe St., Dartford
Cuxton Cl.-u - , Mixed and C (\V.) . , P. Harman, Esq., 2,
" Infants i I

“ Kingsley,” 22, Tower 4
Road, Dartford _
Rev. H. E. Plumrn—r, '
St. Anselnfs, Dartford V

. Miss A. G. Snelling, I
8, Hythe St., Dartford

Rev. VV. Ii. Buckland,
East Malling Vicardge,
, Maidstone .
1 Rev. \V. Miller Brown,
Crockenhill Vicarage,
Svvanley Junction
R. Lewis Edmonds, Esq.,
Farningharn Cottage,
F arningham

House, Church Avenue, l
j Sidcup

Twysden. Kilndown
P. Harman, Esq., 2,
Rossly Villas, I-Ialling,
nr. Rochester
Mrs. A. R- Hogben,The
Gables, High Halstow
R. A. Arnold, Esq., The
Precinct, Rochester
Mrs. E. M. Murray, Ley-
bourne Rectory, West
Malling — 4

! Chart Rectory, Ashford 
R. S. Dunn, Esq., 3, Albion‘
Terrace, Faversham

\V. J. Spicer, Esq., 26,, ~
Bank Street, Ashford

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KENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

TELEPHONE: MAIns'roN:., 106.

TELEGRAPHIG Aoonass : " KENEDUGOM, MAIDe'roNE."

SESSIONS HOUSE.
All letters should be addressed to the Secretary.

Postage must be prepaid. M A‘ D S T 0 N E‘

    

2 2 J AN 1918

PLEASE warn: AT THE R
::::::‘  School. 3@_ Dte’pt.m_ W 
Dear Sir,
It With reference to your application of the
17 , , I am directed to state that the Committee

senct on the appointment by your Managers of a Teacher
(Certificated or Uncertifioated) in place of 9noLo.¥_A£ §¢7nnng _

The advertisement will be issued from this
Office, replies to be sent to you as Correspondent.
The Committee will not be responsible for payment of the
cost of advertisements issued by the Managers.

Earticulers oi the canaiéate selected shoula
be notified to the Committee on the accompanying form
Elem. 30?. - it should be understocc that gsyment of
salary depee&swuFcn~the‘prompt return cf*this”?6im.

The Managers may, at their discretion, engage
a teacher at once, on the understanding that the agreement
with the teacher is not to be completed until the apyrovel
of the Committee has been givenq

The appointment will be in accordance with the
Committee's Beale of Salaries and will be determinable upon
the return of the Teacher in whose place he or she is serving.

It should be particularly noted that no male
teacher is to be appointed if he is eligible for military
service.

I am, Dear Sir.

Yogg? faithfully,
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CANTERBURY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
KENT 'EDUCATION__COMMITTEE
§T. AUGUSTINE DIVISIQN

‘Phone: ‘ Educttion ffice
Canterbury 4222. $8 Longén Roéd
W/S. , C8,l’l‘C€I‘bULI‘37.

Blst December, l945.

Dear Sir (Madam),’ .
Prescribed Holidays, l946_

Under the regulations of the Ministry of Education, which have
now been issued following the introduction of the Education Act, 1944,
school holidays are to be taken from the lst September to the Blst
August in each year, and not as from the lst April to the Slst March as
formerly. The Ministry state that in all types of schools there shall
be not less than 200 days on which schools are to be open, but the
Ministry permit a period up to a maximum of ten of these days to be
used for occasional holidays at the discretion of the Managers or
Governors of individual schools, so that the minimum number of school
days, when attendance regist rs are marked, in any one school year, must
not be less than l90.

The holidays for the remainder of the school year 1945-46 have now
been prescribed by the Joint Committee and particulars are given over—
leaf. a A N '
The Joint Committee have further decided that Mid-Term Holidays
may be granted by the Managers or Governors during the Easter and
Summer Térms 1946 and such holidays aic to be taken at the weeks ending
23rd February and 8th June. In considering these holidays, Managers,
and Governors are asked to bear in mind that at least one day.(for Mid-
Term Holiday in the Autumn Term I945) has already been taken from the
ten Occasionals which are to be used-at the discretion of the Managers

or-Governors, _ , - , _
‘ Some difficulty has been experienced in the past in regard to

Sunday School Treats, and I have been directed to advise organising
bodies that children’s absence from school for such purposes cannot be
permitted. In these circumstances it would be appreciated if you would
make it Known as widely as possible in your area that if organisitions
are considering Sunday School Treats during l946 then they should be
arranged so that they coincide with fixed holidays or on such other days
as Ma“ié%5Sy°§fG%Ki£”i£,%tgiynfi$0téinfétnthto°%fi§”i"zi3a8fw'é*§%n§§*‘8%lyour

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CaNTERBURY DISTEEOT COMMITTEE

1 - 'Phone: Education Office,
Canterbury 4222. V 78 London Road,
W R. -

Canterbury.

18th January, 1945.

Dear Sir (Madam),
Prescribed Holidays, 194§g46.

Various enquiries have been received as to the holidays
which are to be prescribed for the financial year ending the
31st March, 1946. is you know, a new system of administration
is to be introduced under the Education Act, 1944, as from the
1st"? il nett did the orescribine of holidavs will be one of
the Egret matterslto be diseussed by the Divisional Executive
Committee or Joint Gemndttce, as the case may be. In order that
the new Committee may be in a position to give full consideration,

I am to invite the nanagcrs' observations on the suggested holidays
giVcn_below:—

   

School will School will reopen No. of
Holidays not meet on Vat 9 a.m. on Sessions
1 Easter 9 Thursday, \ Monday, s
1 29th E.-larch, 1945 9th npril, 1945 10
Whitsun 1:»:onc2..-:;,~, ' Tuesday,
21st Kay, 1945 22nd Kay, 1945 2
June I Monday, V Mondayg I fl__w_,‘_#9, ‘ii i_
»«wH#__ ,_, _ ,lll_444thrJusee~4€mé%w*-"2nd”July}”1945 30 .
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Holiday 6th August, 1945 7th august, 1945 2
‘ Principal Wednesday, . Monday,’
29th August, 1945 24th September, 1945 36
Christmas Monday, Honday,
24th December, 1945 7th January, 1946 20

Occasional holidays to be used at the
discretion of the Managers

X The first four sessions fell in the year 1944/45.

« ‘ An additional copy of this letter is enclosed for th s
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It is hoped that you will impress these instructions on
your child and see that he or she understands what to do if
there is an air raid.

KENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

INFORMATION -  ; . 

V This pamphlet deals»"only With schools with which the
Kent Education Committee are concelgiiled in reception
areas. You may have friends living in’ other districts who
will have received ‘Via? different pamphlet because their
children go__}toi.;rsJi:hooly in/' a i'differeI1]3i;;district. It is also
possible  m'a_yI have one chiljd attending a school in
a reception "area ‘and'another ohildyattending another school
which islnotlvinfla reception area.‘ In that case you will get
two different pamphlets; The reason is that each pamphlet
describes the arr'an§ements being made in the district
Where the schodl  fijfiiated. If there are any points
which-gyou are not clearfgbout, the Head Teacher will be
glad toqexplain them:-toyou. 

Emergency Arrangements for

Schools in Reception Areas

,7.

To PARENTS

Please read this carefully and
keep it handy for reference.

. P. R. MORRIS,
1* Director of Education,
p l Springfield,
J uly, 1939, Maidstone.

Printed by Alabastn, Passmare 6- Sons, Ltd., London and M aidstcme 52M- 4362.


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EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS
SCHOOLS IN RECEPTION AREAS

The issue of this pamphlet is not intended to suggest
that the Kent Education Committee believe that war is
likely to come, either in the near future or, indeed, at any
time. They have been obliged to consider what they can do
to continue the education of children if war should come,
and now that plans have been made, they want to give
parents as much information as possible.

RECEPTION AREAS

The district in which your child’s school is situated has
been classified as a “ reception area under the Govern-
ment’s evacuation scheme. No doubt you have already
learnt this from the newspapers. This means that, if war
does come, people will be moved from other more dangerous
districts into the “ reception ” district and will live there
until the danger has passed. Many of the people coming
into the district will be school children with their teachers.
The arrangements explained in this pamphlet
concern only those schools which are in reception
areas.

79

CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS

It is expected that a state of national emergency will be
declared some time before hostilities actually break out.
If a declaration is made by the Government, all schools will
be closed, and if it happens that the declaration is made
while the children are at school, they will be sent home as
quickly as possible. The schools will then remain closed for
a time— probably for about a week or a fortnight, although
it is impossible to say in advance just how long it will be
before they can be opened again.

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if there is an air raid. The things that the teachers are
telling the children are these :~

1. Immediately the air raid warning is heard——
take cover, and stay until you are told to come out.

2. Do not stand about during an air raid watching
the movement of aircraft, or to see the guns going off-
remember the saying, “ What goes up must come
down,” and those puffs of cotton wool you see in the
sky are heavy shells exploding, and the pieces will
come down 1 Most of the casualties in the last war were
caused by people who were spectators when they ought
to have been under cover.

3. If you see a bomb burst in the distance, do not
go to see the place afterwards——it may be a gas bomb,
and the effects would be extremely unpleasant. Leave
the investigation to people whose business it is to
investigate. You will only be in the way, anyhow.

4. Most of the gases have distinct smells or
immediate irritant effects—so if you detect a smell or
experience irritation in the eyes, nostrils, throat, or
lungs, put your gas mask on and get away from the
place at once. '

5. Do not step into, or poke about, pools or
splashes of oily liquids which you see lying about ; they
might be blister gases. Keep away from such patches.

6. Remember your gas mask is your best friend,
look after it and keep it clean. In a period of emergency
keep it with you.

7. Lastly, by your example in remaining cool and
not panicking, you can do much to assist in shepherding
smaller children to safety.

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go to school, where they can take shelter until the danger
has passed. If the children happen to be nearer to one of
the public air raid shelters, they ought to take refuge there.
The teachers will explain this to the children and they will
be glad of your help in making quite clear to the children
what they should do. I

TRAVELLING TO SCHOOL

Quite a large number of children now travel by bicycle,
by train, or by ’bus to Central and Secondary Schools which
are some miles away from their homes. In war time
travelling might be difficult and it might be impossible for
the children to continue to go to their present schools. In
that case you will be at liberty to make arrangements for
your child to attend the school nearest to your home,
although it may not be the same type of school as the one
which he or she now attends.

GAS MASKS

In war time children must carry their gas masks to and
from school with them. Your gas mask may prove to be a
very good friend, so please treat it kindly and get your child
to do the same. Gas masks must be kept in a cool, dry place.
VVhen they are carried about, they should be in their
cardboard cartons and must be protected by a waterproof
carrier, which is best slung with a strap or band from the
shoulder. Please see that your child knows how to put on
his or her gas mask. Try also to get your child used to the
gas mask.

WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW

The teachers are giving the children some simple
instructions about what they should~and should not——do

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ARRANGEMENT OF SCHOOL LIFE

Everyone will agree that the schools should be reopened
as soon as it is prudent to do so. It would not be good for
the children for the schools to remain closed, and it will be a
satisfaction to parents and to all concerned if the children
can be provided for and their education interrupted as
little as possible. The children to be provided for, you will
remember, are not only children who normally live in the
district but also the children who have come from the more
dangerous areas. The result is that in war time the number
of children to be educated will be about double the present
number. Unfortunately the school buildings are not large
enough to hold double the present number of children, and
therefore in most places each child will be able to go to
school for only half the day. The teachers and others
concerned will do their best to arrange some means of
keeping the children happily occupied during the half day
when they are not in school, and it is hoped that in some
places it will be possible to get the use of Village Halls,
Women’s Institutes, etc., so that there can be such things
as games, singing, and other occupations for all children.
In some places there are no suitable halls which can be hired,
and there the children will probably have to remain at home
for half the day. You may, however, be sure that, wherever
possible, something will be provided for the children to do
during the half day when they are not at school.

HOLIDAYS

If an emergency should occur during a school holiday, M

the schools may not reassemble at the end of the holiday,
but you will be told of the date when they will reopen.

PROTECTION

In places, such as towns, where there are a large number
of people living within a comparatively small area, some

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form of air raid protection will be provided at the schools.
This will usually consist of concrete trenches below ground
level, placed near to the school building so that the children
can be got into them very quickly; at some schools a part
of the protection may have to be provided by strengthening
the building. VVhatever is provided will give protection
against the blast and splinters of an exploding bomb and
against falling pieces of shell from our own anti-aircraft guns.

There are very many schools at which trenches will
have to be provided, particularly in the north-West part of
the county, close to the London border, and the work will
take some months. If war should break out before protection
has been provided at any school in a town, that school will
not be reopened until there is protection for the children or
until experience has shown that the danger to the children is
not likely to be great. At some schools in towns it may not be
possible to give protection, particularly where there is no
room for trenches because the playground is very small, and
Where the building cannot be adapted. Children attending
such schools will, if at all possible, be given the opportunity
to attend another school in the district where protection is
available, even though they may not be able to attend for
the Whole of the day. If it is necessary for your child to
attend another school in war time, the Head Teacher will
let you know.

The previous paragraph deals with places Where there
is a large congestion of population, that is, with towns. In
other districts, particularly in villages, special protection
Will not be provided at schools.

INFANTS

Some parents have expressed the view that infants of
five and six years of age should be kept away from school in
war time, whilst others have said that they should be allowed
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as little as possible. Much can be said on the question on
both sides, but the answer must depend partly upon the
number of infants in the district, including infants coming
into the district under the Government’s evacuation scheme,
and partly upon what war time conditions may be. A
decision about the attendance of infants at schools
will be reached when the time comes to reopen the
schools, and you will be told of that decision.

AIR RAIDS DURING SCHOOL HOURS

If, after the schools have been reopened, there should
be an air raid in the neighbourhood whilst the children are
at school, you will naturally feel anxious, but it would be a
great mistake to try to fetch your child home from school
at such a time. You will remember that, in the pamphlet
distributed by the Government early in July, you were
advised, where an air raid threatens, to “take cover at
once. Remember that mcst of the injuries in an air raid
are caused, not by direct hits by bombs, but by flying
fragments of debris or bits of shells.” The children will be in
good hands at school, and at such a time you will not only
be running into danger yourself, but you may also endanger
your child’s life. You will also make the teachers’ job more

I diflicult. So please remember that however anxious

you may be, the best thing to do, for ‘everybody’s
sake, is to make no attempt to go to the school. This
applies even when danger threatens at the time when your
child Would normally be coming out of school to go home,
because he or she will be kept at school until the danger
is past.

ON THE WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOL

It is, of course, possible that the children might be on
their way to or from school when an air raid takes place.
In that case if they are near home they should go home as
quickly as possible. If they are near the school, they should

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