Guest makapaka Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 17/01/2007 at 13:18, westilad80 said: Mr Graham Elliott and Mr John Bainbridge of Hinde House 92-96 era and Limpsfield School 88-92 era, good doesn't time fly!!! Brightside Primary School had Ms Drabble, or as we called her Dribble Drabble!! I went to brightside and limpsfield at this time / ms Drabble and me bainbridge were my headteachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiberia Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 An easy one finally, the best headteacher was Mr Bashforth of Beck Road Primary. You can read about him here https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-one-best-after-former-sheffield-headteacher-dies-aged-91-94881. A great man, well remembered, sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) John Henry Sylvester Wilson was the headmaster at Firth Park Grammar School in the 1960s. He had the presence, dressed and looked the like of an headmaster. Miss Bates was the headmistress at Wisewood primary and junior school in the 1950s. Both headteachers were respected by me and must have made a lasting impression as I can remember them both after all these years. Edited October 1, 2021 by harvey19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Mr Whitfield was headmaster at Hatfield House Lane Comprehensive School for years. A lovely man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburnrod Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Alan Goodfellow at Wisewood in the 50s. He introduced O levels to secondary modern schools in Sheffield having previously been second master at City Grammar on Leopold St.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 The best Headteacher for me was somone who wasn't the Head until I left school. His name was Mr Poore. He commanded such respect I was genuinely scared of him at times. Never violent, never unfair but boy he was tough. I never told him how much respect and dare I say it love I had for him. I just wish I'd listened to him a bit more instead of behaving like a pratt all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steved32 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Pop Postlethwaite at Waltheof in the 60s/70s. Not sure he was the best, but certainly a legend, with his terrifying commands: "Little boy, get on the right...You boy, off the grass!" I'll be forever grateful to him for suggesting to me that I ought to consider teaching as a career. I did. Attending Waltheof toughened me up to cope with the challenges of teaching kids at Ashleigh and Myrtle Springs. Poacher turned gamekeeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withitowl Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 My favorite teacher who really helped me along the way was Mr. Lesley Collinson RIP he taught me at Parson Cross School and Chaucer he also had a ballroom dancing studio in Hanover Square I bumped into him in Sheffield about 20 years after leaving school and straight away he recognised me and my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody's Granddad Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 A lot has already been said about my head teacher Mr D Edwards at Hinde House and Mr Cook at Pyebank. Teachers were quite bad tempered in my days, not all but an awful lot of them and they would regularly throw the blackboard rubber if you spoke during class one time it hitting me on the head. These days they would be charged with Child abuse. How things have changed, for better or worse that is another debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallyMon Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 There MUST have been some good headmistresses?! Or has our education system really always just been a patriarchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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