Les Quennevais School 1966 - Part 1

Les Quennevais School 1966 - Part 1

Here is the first part of the 1966 booklet produced on Les Quennevais School.

LES QUENNEVAIS SCHOOL

Opened 8th June 1966 by The Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Robert Le Masurier

EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1966

President

SENATOR JOHN LE MARQUAND

Vice-President

R. R. JEUNE, Deputy of St. Helier

Members

R. H. LE CORNU, Constable of St. Mary

A. C. QUEREE, Deputy of St. Ouen

J. R. C. RILEY, Deputy of St. Helier

J. LE S. GALLICHAN, Deputy of Trinity

P. G. CABOT, Deputy of St. Saviour

Director of Education

H. C. A. WIMBERLEY, M.A.

STAFF

Headmaster and Principal

J. F. WATTS, B.A.

Deputy Headmaster

C. D. MITCHELL

Adult Tutor

B. K. HUGHES

MRS. S. WEBB (Senior Mistress)

MISS M. Y. AUGUST (Business Studies)

MISS R. CARTER (Music)

H. A. FAUVEL (Department of Social Studies)

MISS M. GREENWOOD, B.A. (English)

A. L. HARRIS (Head of Art Department)

C. S. M. HILL (Careers Master and Technical Drawing)

W. J. HORN (Head of Science Department)

R. G. JONES (Head of Technical Department)

O. LARBALESTIER (Science)

W. B. LEGG (Scripture)

MISS A. LE RENDU (Art)

MRS. D. PICKERING (Needlework)

F. H. POINGDESTRE (Modern Languages)

MISS M. A. WALKER, B.A. (Modern Languages)

J. C. RIDGE (Boys Physical Education)

MRS. M. RUSSEL (Girls Physical Education)

B. SLOUS (Technical Department)

W. L. M. SMALL (Mathematics)

R. STONIER (Head of English Department)

J. H. TUPPER (Technical Department)

MRS. M. E. UNDERWOOD (Head Remedial Department)

MRS. H. UWINS (Homecraft)

J. S. WALKER (Social Studies)

E. WARD (Head of Music Department)

Secretary MRS. J. HILLYER

Caretaker A. GIBBINS

On the 8th June 1966, the Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Robert Le Masurier official opened the school by unveiling the plaque before the Governing Body, parents, pupils and staff.

The President or the Education Committee, Senator John Le Marquand, then introduced the Guest of Honour. Sir John Newsom. CBE, who is seen here giving the opening address.

Sir John Newsom, KL, CBE, was Chief Education Officer for Hertfordshire from 1940 to 1957. He has written books for children and books about children, perhaps the best known of which is “The Education of Girls". He has been Chairman of the Central Advisory Council for Education and Chairman of the Educational Advisory Council of the independent Television Authority. but is probably still best known for his Chairmanship of the committee that produced “ Half Our Future" — the Newsom Report of 1963, dealing with the education of .school children aged 13-16.

After the ceremony, visitors saw the extensive exhibition of school life set up in the building.

The pages that follow record something of the diversity of activities in this mixed Secondary Modern School which is built for 500 pupils, and its Adult Education wing to which some 600 students already belong.

Here in the library we see the first practical meeting point of school and neighbourhood.

The library is both public branch library and school library. The Branch Librarian is Mr. I. Sutherland, A.L.A.

Dianah Le Huray commented that this showed picture of the young Dianah sitting at the table in the library!!