Monkwearmoth comprehensive

Few more I remember from the 1970's

Mr Woodward (PE)
Miss Bell (Maths), became Mrs Woodward I think
Mr Snell (Head of House)
Mrs Younger (PE) beautiful !
Miss Bown (Music)
Mr Shippey (Music)
Mrs Rawson (Careers)
Mr Everett (Kenny) Head of English/Library
Mr Bowen (6th Form) dodgy leg

Will probably be thinking of more as I go zzzzz's
 


nbtsafc said:
That's my ma - got any stories?
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Your sister Rachael was in my year. Couldn’t admit it at the time (obviously) but proper fancied her. Met her a few years ago in the Queen Vic and just stood there speechless ... she’s lusherer than ever!

I was married at the time, so couldn’t do or say much!
Sossidge Rerls said:
I can safely say I did better than you at English :lol:
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Haha, it is late and I am quite drunk, your honour!

Great thread, though - happy days!
 
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Ben Gardner said:
Only read through first couple of pages , so apologies if SMB

Mr Peggs (pottery) - bit slavery, mental.
Mrs McLelland (French)- a broad jock teaching French, in England? Mental.
Fatty Blakelock (cookery) - bit shouty, bit mental
Mr Richardson (English) - fond of his cat, mental
Mr Jackson (geography) - named Mad Jacka for a reason, mental.
Mr Preston (geography) - named Fatty Preston for a reason, mental
Mr Woods (geography)- disturbingly fond of tank tops, mental.
Mr Carruthers (head) - defined the word authoritarian, mental.
Mr Nielsen (physics) - defined the word mental. Mental.
Mr Lewis (Physics) - we just called him Trevor, that was his name. Mental.
Miss Gaffney (another science subject, who cares?) - pure MILF, mental
Mr Hugill (music) - absolute loop, mental.
Mrs Hugill (French) - absolute MILF, mental
Mr Greaves (classics) - Loved his job, nice guy, bit mental.
Mrs Green (maths) - hilarious ex 60s model but never mentioned it at all, mental
Miss Dove (maths) - very short, very stout, very mental
Miss Kirton (English) - kept Kleenex out of administrations in the 80s, mental
Mr Boyd (careers) - great bloke. very honest. Mental.
Mr Big Jim Hutchinson (tech) - challenged us to arm wrestling. Scary stare. Mental
Miss J E Brown (maths) - far too posh, even for SR6. Mental.
Mr Shield (metalwork) - Loved the olden days, mental.
Mr Shields (technology?) - lived under the cloud of his almost namesake & resented it. Mental.
Greenfly (woodwork) - kicked RIGHT off when we called him Greenfky. Mental.
Miss Tunn (deputy head) Tunn by name, tonne by nature. Lovely woman. Mental.
Mrs Cuddeford (head of house) - bossy, mental.
Mr Felce (PE, careers, head of sixth) - strangely Bowie-esque. Mental.
Mr Johnson (swimming) - paedophile, mental.

There’s a them there, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Unlike Mr Johnson, of course.
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All my era
 
Ben Gardner said:
Only read through first couple of pages , so apologies if SMB

Mr Peggs (pottery) - bit slavery, mental.
Mrs McLelland (French)- a broad jock teaching French, in England? Mental.
Fatty Blakelock (cookery) - bit shouty, bit mental
Mr Richardson (English) - fond of his cat, mental
Mr Jackson (geography) - named Mad Jacka for a reason, mental.
Mr Preston (geography) - named Fatty Preston for a reason, mental
Mr Woods (geography)- disturbingly fond of tank tops, mental.
Mr Carruthers (head) - defined the word authoritarian, mental.
Mr Nielsen (physics) - defined the word mental. Mental.
Mr Lewis (Physics) - we just called him Trevor, that was his name. Mental.
Miss Gaffney (another science subject, who cares?) - pure MILF, mental
Mr Hugill (music) - absolute loop, mental.
Mrs Hugill (French) - absolute MILF, mental
Mr Greaves (classics) - Loved his job, nice guy, bit mental.
Mrs Green (maths) - hilarious ex 60s model but never mentioned it at all, mental
Miss Dove (maths) - very short, very stout, very mental
Miss Kirton (English) - kept Kleenex out of administrations in the 80s, mental
Mr Boyd (careers) - great bloke. very honest. Mental.
Mr Big Jim Hutchinson (tech) - challenged us to arm wrestling. Scary stare. Mental
Miss J E Brown (maths) - far too posh, even for SR6. Mental.
Mr Shield (metalwork) - Loved the olden days, mental.
Mr Shields (technology?) - lived under the cloud of his almost namesake & resented it. Mental.
Greenfly (woodwork) - kicked RIGHT off when we called him Greenfky. Mental.
Miss Tunn (deputy head) Tunn by name, tonne by nature. Lovely woman. Mental.
Mrs Cuddeford (head of house) - bossy, mental.
Mr Felce (PE, careers, head of sixth) - strangely Bowie-esque. Mental.
Mr Johnson (swimming) - paedophile, mental.

There’s a them there, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Unlike Mr Johnson, of course.
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Mr woods sent me and @Dave Herbal out for an errand and when we returned the classroom was locked and looked empty. He had the entire class lined up against the wall hiding from us. He was mental, he would set you a task then whip his accordion out and start playing. Imagine ofsted‘s reaction to that 🤣
 
I'm Spartacus said:
Mr woods sent me and @Dave Herbal out for an errand and when we returned the classroom was locked and looked empty. He had the entire class lined up against the wall hiding from us. He was mental, he would set you a task then whip his accordion out and start playing. Imagine ofsted‘s reaction to that 🤣
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I did Geography A level with Woodsy in the 6th and we went on a field trip to the lakes or somewhere to study the calcification or acidity of water as it travelled through rock or something.

Anyway, the main memory of the day away was him encouraging the 2 other kids on our course (that drove cars) to RACE EACH OTHER round blind corners and over blind crests on hills.

Like I said. Mental.
 
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Ben Gardner said:
I did Geography A level with Woodsy in the 6th and we went on a field trip to the lakes or somewhere to study the calcification or acidity of water as it travelled through rock or something.

Anyway, the main memory of the day away was him encouraging the 2 other kids on our course (that drove cars) to RACE EACH OTHER round blind corners and over blind crests on hills.

Like I said. Mental.
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That doesn’t surprise me in the slightest, He certainly was a character :lol:
 
I'm Spartacus said:
That doesn’t surprise me in the slightest, He certainly was a character :lol:
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After 5 years with Mrs Blakelock as tutor, I left fifth year in 84, you?

Actually, I wouldn’t mind having a coffee with FB somewhere and apologising for the grief I put her through for half a decade!
Can’t for the life of me remember an ancient grey haired arts teacher whose classroom was right at the end of the arts block in the left.

Great teacher, he’d been around the block once or twice, shall we say!

And the Tech Drawing teacher with the bald patch, WTF was his name?!?
 
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Ben Gardner said:
After 5 years with Mrs Blakelock as tutor, I left fifth year in 84, you?

Actually, I wouldn’t mind having a coffee with FB somewhere and apologising for the grief I put her through for half a decade!
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I left in 88, we had 3 tutors, the last two were shillinglaw and big Jim. Shillinglaw was in the echo a good few years back due to his awesomeness of being a headmaster. I don’t think they mentioned he used to let you get 10 yards from the line in rugby before he dove in and clipped your heels sending you face planting into the turf :lol:
 
Ben Gardner said:
Only read through first couple of pages , so apologies if SMB

Mr Peggs (pottery) - bit slavery, mental.
Mrs McLelland (French)- a broad jock teaching French, in England? Mental.
Fatty Blakelock (cookery) - bit shouty, bit mental
Mr Richardson (English) - fond of his cat, mental
Mr Jackson (geography) - named Mad Jacka for a reason, mental.
Mr Preston (geography) - named Fatty Preston for a reason, mental
Mr Woods (geography)- disturbingly fond of tank tops, mental.
Mr Carruthers (head) - defined the word authoritarian, mental.
Mr Nielsen (physics) - defined the word mental. Mental.
Mr Lewis (Physics) - we just called him Trevor, that was his name. Mental.
Miss Gaffney (another science subject, who cares?) - pure MILF, mental
Mr Hugill (music) - absolute loop, mental.
Mrs Hugill (French) - absolute MILF, mental
Mr Greaves (classics) - Loved his job, nice guy, bit mental.
Mrs Green (maths) - hilarious ex 60s model but never mentioned it at all, mental
Miss Dove (maths) - very short, very stout, very mental
Miss Kirton (English) - kept Kleenex out of administrations in the 80s, mental
Mr Boyd (careers) - great bloke. very honest. Mental.
Mr Big Jim Hutchinson (tech) - challenged us to arm wrestling. Scary stare. Mental
Miss J E Brown (maths) - far too posh, even for SR6. Mental.
Mr Shield (metalwork) - Loved the olden days, mental.
Mr Shields (technology?) - lived under the cloud of his almost namesake & resented it. Mental.
Greenfly (woodwork) - kicked RIGHT off when we called him Greenfky. Mental.
Miss Tunn (deputy head) Tunn by name, tonne by nature. Lovely woman. Mental.
Mrs Cuddeford (head of house) - bossy, mental.
Mr Felce (PE, careers, head of sixth) - strangely Bowie-esque. Mental.
Mr Johnson (swimming) - paedophile, mental.

There’s a them there, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Unlike Mr Johnson, of course.
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Boyd was the best teacher in my (un) education. Pity he only came in for the last year I was there, when all was already lost.
 
Ben Gardner said:
After 5 years with Mrs Blakelock as tutor, I left fifth year in 84, you?

Actually, I wouldn’t mind having a coffee with FB somewhere and apologising for the grief I put her through for half a decade!
Can’t for the life of me remember an ancient grey haired arts teacher whose classroom was right at the end of the arts block in the left.

Great teacher, he’d been around the block once or twice, shall we say!

And the Tech Drawing teacher with the bald patch, WTF was his name?!?
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79 I left,so some names will change .Mrs calvert cookery was gorgeous .Tall slim blonde with an E type jag
SAFC1962 said:
Baldy Tech Drawing and Woodwork teacher was Mr Whitcombe (I think)
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Yeah ,went mental on me once .Half way through a build ,he called everyone over to my bit and started saying "this...is ....what …..happens ...when ….u ….don't ….listen ! while smashing bits of my bookcase in between the words ...
 
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I'm Spartacus said:
I left in 88, we had 3 tutors, the last two were shillinglaw and big Jim. Shillinglaw was in the echo a good few years back due to his awesomeness of being a headmaster. I don’t think they mentioned he used to let you get 10 yards from the line in rugby before he dove in and clipped your heels sending you face planting into the turf :lol:
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I remember Mr Walters being amazed at how fast the lads in our class could sprint 100m.
He would line us up on the start line, walk down to the finish line, blow his whistle to start the race whilst setting his stopwatch off.

It took about three runs before he realised that as he was walking down the 100m track we were also walking behind him for about 20m.

:lol:

He did see the funny side
 
I'm Spartacus said:
I left in 88, we had 3 tutors, the last two were shillinglaw and big Jim. Shillinglaw was in the echo a good few years back due to his awesomeness of being a headmaster. I don’t think they mentioned he used to let you get 10 yards from the line in rugby before he dove in and clipped your heels sending you face planting into the turf :lol:
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He was a sod for the heel tap just as you were heading for the line.
 

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