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King Ted's a Biography of King Edward VII School Sheffield 1905-2005 King Ted's A biography of King Edward VII School Sheffield 1905-2005 By John Cornwell Published by King Edward VII School Glossop Road Sheffield, S10 2PW KES E-Mail address is: [email protected] First Edition Published October 2005 Copyright © John Calvert Cornwell 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. All views and comments printed in this book are those of the author and should not be attributed to the publisher. ISBN Number 0-9526484-1-5 Printed by DS Print, Design & Publishing 286 South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TE Tel: 0114 2854050 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dspad.co.uk The cover design is by Andrew Holmes, a KES Y13 Sixth Form student in 2005. The title page from a watercolour by Ben Marston (KES 1984-90), painted in 1993. CONTENTS FOREWORD...................................................................................................................7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................................................................................8 TOM SMITH’S LEGACY 1604-1825...........................................................................13 THE TAKEOVER 1825-1905.......................................................................................22 WESLEY COLLEGE - A PALACE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE KING OF KINGS....36 MICHAEL SADLER’S MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 1903 - 1905...................................58 “THE BOYS WILL WORK HARD” 1905 - 1914..........................................................65 SO MANY 1914 - 1918..................................................................................................86 THE HEADMASTERS’ CONFERENCE 1918 - 1926..................................................95 THE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 1907 - 1927................................................... 103 WE’RE THE MASTERS NOW! 1926 - 1927..............................................................107 THE RAMPANT LION - SPORT AT KES 1905 - 1939..............................................117 THE LEAFY SUBURB 1928-38.................................................................................138 THE 167TH SHEFFIELD 1927 - 1975........................................................................169 ACT HONOURABLY AND FEAR NAUGHT 1939 - 1945........................................174 BUTLER’S BRAHMINS 1944 - 1950.........................................................................205 BEST MAINTAINED 1950 - 1965..............................................................................238 CREATING COMPREHENSIVES 1962 - 1969.........................................................285 THE FIVE SITE SAGA 1969 - 1981...........................................................................312 THE SIX THAT GOT AWAY! 1981 - 1988................................................................360 CHALLENGES AND ACCOLADES 1988 - 2005.....................................................397 INDEX.........................................................................................................................446 FOREWORD By MICHAEL LEWIS Headteacher of King Edward VII School King Edward VII School! KES! King Ted’s! The various names of the school resonate with Sheffielders of all generations. For a hundred years the School has occupied a central role in the educational life of the City of Sheffield. When I tentatively approached John Cornwell three years ago with the suggestion that he might like to consider writing a history of the School to celebrate its impending centenary, I hardly imagined that a volume of such significance would emerge. Neither could I foresee the labour of love combined with a real taste for scholarship and original research which my innocuous question had set in motion. This work is a unique chronicle. Throughout the troubled twentieth century King Edward VII School has evolved and adapted. It has survived and flourished. It has lived through and reflected the dramas of the times at home and abroad, in good times and bad. John Cornwell weaves a fascinating narrative, drawing on many original and hitherto unpublished sources, to portray the journey of the School from the imperial post Victorian era to the dawn of the globalised and multi-cultural Twenty-First Century. He finds themes of permanence and continuity in a period of change which would have bewildered the Methodist founders of the original Wesley College in whose magnificent building the contemporary school still thrives. He records with forensic thoroughness the cut and thrust of local politics which shaped the destiny of the School in this most political of cities. He traces the emergence of this most diverse and successful co-educational comprehensive school from its origins as a small fee-paying Edwardian Boys’ Grammar School with public school pretensions, and in the process captures the pivotal moments in the School’s history. Yet this remarkable book is much more than a constitutional history of the English education system. John Cornwell brings to life with great affection and generosity the many characters who have graced the School and left their mark on it. He recalls anecdotes, achievements and rivalries. His pages are animated by the sport, music and theatrical aspirations of the staff and students of the School, set in the context of their time. King Ted’s: a Biography of King Edward VII School does honour to a great school. There is much in this book to appeal to the widest readership; whether you have personal memories of the School as a pupil or as a member of staff or a passionate interest in the vicissitudes of Sheffield politics or whether you have just wondered all those years what actually happens behind the imposing façade which looks out on Clarkehouse Road, you will find something to surprise and delight you in John Cornwell’s history. September 2005 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS When I was asked to write the history of King Edward VII School, I was delighted to accept because I have long been fascinated by the extraordinary changes, events and achievements that have defined the history of this remarkable school during the last one hundred years. I particularly wanted to get a proper understanding of the major constitutional crises that faced the school in 1926-7, 1944-5, 1965-69 and 1985-86, and also discover just how Wesley College and the Royal Grammar School were fused into the new entity that became King Edward VII School in 1905. It soon became apparent that there were two histories of KES. One that explores the symbiotic relationship of the school with the City Council and the manner with which the school coped with the education legislation introduced by successive governments, the other that is the “family” history of the over 15,000 Old Edwardians and over 1000 staff members who have studied or taught at the school since 1905. The first is to be found in the minutes of the meetings of the Governors and the Education Committee, in letters and reports written by Headmasters and Council Officers, in local press articles and in discussions with former senior Councillors and Education Department Officers. The latter was revealed in the school magazines, in concert and play programmes, photos of sports teams, old school rules and in the numerous personal recollections of Old Edwardians, staff members and friends of the school. I am neither an Old Edwardian nor a former teacher at the school, and so, through a hundred or so interviews during 2003 and 2004, I tried to gain an understanding of life at the school as former pupils and staff remembered it. For most of them their memories revolve around celebrated teachers and notable pupils, familiar rooms and freezing playing fields, scout troops and sports teams, concerts, plays and societies and always the omniscient presence of the Headmaster of the day. I am very much aware that only a few of the people who have gone through the school have been able to contribute their personal reminiscences, and that, therefore, this history is certain to be incomplete, because every person’s story reveals some new aspect of life at KES. However, if you are mentioned and I have got it wrong, I apologise. If you have been left out and feel an injustice, please chalk it up to the need for selectivity or the final book would be of unmanageable proportions. When my own school celebrated its centenary over a decade ago, they also produced a history of the school. My main interest was to read about “my” era and I was underwhelmed by the lack of detail on offer. On the other hand I found later decades appeared to have far too much information (although they were in reality no longer) and I would have settled for a briefer outline of the major themes and events. In this book I have tried to write a reasonably full account of all the different periods of KES history, so that the book reflects the memories and opinions of those involved in all the decades, whilst also serving as a formal record of the school’s progress over the last century. At the 8 same time I have attempted to maintain a popular touch to avoid overly turgid and tedious chapters. I have used some abbreviations and initials throughout the book for convenience sake. It does not seem unreasonable to use KES for King Edward VII School, as the school has used that form throughout its history. Similarly SRGS (for Sheffield Royal Grammar School) and LEA (for Local
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