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Reference NoCA/25/2/11/213
TitleAberdeen Town Council Education Committee: Teachers' Letters [194]
DescriptionSelection made from original letter binder (see series level for appraisal criteria):
Frederick Street School: fire-watching arrangements and lists; free school meal lists for school dining scheme [DPA];
- Applications for posts from Gertrude Allan;
- Victoria Road School: absence of named pupils from dinner [DPA]; comments from parent on whether school meals would be beneficial; fire-watching arrangements; proposal to be listed as a "cold school" for fuel economy purposes; question over whether coastguard's children should be classed as evacuees [DPA]; free meal lists [DPA]; staff volunteering for Emergency Feeding Scheme;
- Torry Junior Secondary School: issues with milk supply and impact of rationing; fire-watching arrangements; free school meals list [DPA]; issuing certificate to pupil starting work at a bank - "the work is of national importance and the post must be filled at once in order to release a man" [DPA]
- Reference for teachers: Constance Davidson;
- Hilton Junior Secondary School - fire watghing arrangements; Technical subjects work; free meals lists [DPA]; book list; comments on mathematics exam performance in the City;
- Skene Street School: free school meal lists [DPA]
- Grammar School: fire watching arrangements; request for increase in pay from teacher W. Henry;
- Linksfield School: pupils with malnutrition [DPA] free school meal lists [DPA]
- Causewayend School: fire watching arrangements; emergency feeding list [of volunteers?]; free school meal lists [DPA]; pupil with German-sounding surname being bullied by teacher about his perceived nationality [DPA];
- Seaton School: children with slight malnutrition [DPA]; free school meal lists [DPA]; proposed dining scheme;
- reports on probationer teachers
- Torry Nursery School: feedback on Emergency Feeding Exercise;
- Rosemount Junior Secondary: underage employment of pupil at a grocers [DPA]; Red Cross Prisoners of War appeal; requests for clothing and shoe coupons for named pupils [DPA];
- Letter from Aberdeen Head Teachers' Association re. handwork scheme of work and boots;
- King Street School: fire watching arrangements; free school meal lists [DPA]; prevalence of gas;
- St Peter's RC School: removal of pupil from school roll whilst in Remand Home [DPA]; free school meal lists [DPA].
- Middle Junior Secondary: free school meal lists [DPA]
- Letter from War Office re. training for potential officers;
- Rubislaw-Ruthrieston Special School: free school meal lists [DPA]
- Hanover Street School: free school meal lists [DPA]; emergency feeding call out arrangements; fire watching arrangements; reference for teacher Jean Craig;
- St Margaret's Episcopal School: fire watching arrangements; free school meal lists [DPA];
- Walker Road School: dining hut heating; reference for teacher Mrs Susanna Davis; early dismissal; fire watching arrangements; free school meals lists [DPA];
- Ruthrieston Junior Secondary: denial of accusation of ridiculing a pupil and related correspondence relating to the parent’s complaint and the pupil’s performance [DPA]; arrangements for weighing children for clothing allowance; further info on complaint from parents re treatment of pupil; book requests; handling of complaint of treatment by staff of English pupil [DPA] with example of her work;
- Westburn Special School: accommodation of Dingwall and Shetland pupils with lists of clothing;


Several topics relate to the Second World War.
Date1 Jun 1942-6 Jan 1943
Extent1 folder
​Open or Restricted AccessRestricted
Access ConditionsThis record may contain information covered by the Data Protection Act. The records can be consulted in person or by a representative following completion of an access request form subject to conditions under the Data Protection Act (1998).
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