29 brilliant pictures of Blackpool primary school teachers in the 90s and 00s from Waterloo to Claremont
Claire Lark
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Victorian Day at Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Grange Park. Year Two teacher Katy Tyler (who organised the day) and her class dressed in Victorian Costume
They were the anchors of the classrooms, the ones kids looked up to and their invaluable work underpinned the early education of thousands of Blackpool children. We all had a favourite teacher – is yours pictured?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, North Shore in 2004. Teacher Julie McLeod and year five pupils at work (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Youngsters at Mereside Primary School nursery benefitted from hundreds of pounds-worth of outdoor equipment, thanks to a donation from Royal Mail in 2000Pic L-R: Simone Threlfall (3), Royal Mail Area Manager Robert Wilson, Nursery Teacher Christine Davies, and Nicole Menzies (4).
Waterloo Primary School SERF (Special Education Resource Facility) at the nursery. Four year old Rylan Casey who had hearing impairment, with Teacher of the Deaf Jan Barlow signing to him, 2004
Roseacre Primary School new Primary Music centre. PIctured left to right are teachers Julie Lomas, Lynsey Hinchliffe and Jina New with Blackpool Music Education co-ordinator Andy White and Headteacher Sandra Gillibrand (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Year five teacher Andy Severyn with reception class children (from left), Jenna Hercus, Mark Drinnan, Briony Moxon, Connah Smith and Sharna Neal at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool, 2002
Children from Bispham Endowed Primary School who won trophies and certificates in an IT competition in 2000. Top: L to R- Robert Hallett, Ryan Farmer, teacher Miss Norbury, Rebecca Edmondson, Ashleigh Collins, Andrea Remett. Front: L to R- Helen Ackerley, Mykael Burns, Richard Bowen and Lauren Farmer. (Photo: submit)
Volunteers, parents and local residents were putting together a conservation area next to 'Christ the King' Primary School. L-R are teacher and coordinater of Christ the King Wildlife Support Group Susan Barnes with pupils Hannah Kennerley (9), Siouvhon Easter (11), Jenny Partington (11) Rachel Ashwood (10) and Hayley Barnes (9).
Newly qualified teacher Patrick May at Waterloo Primary School (Photo: Mark Pearson)
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School year three pupils were taking part in a science week. Teacher Siobhan Ormerod is pictured with parks development officer Justine Hall (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Hawes Side Primary School teacher Mrs Sandra Fairclough, retired after 30 years at the Blackpool school in 2002. She is pictured with some of the year three and four children she had taught (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Teachers retiring from Waterloo Primary School from left, Viv Early, Coral Parton and Gill Hyde, 2002 (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Looking forward to the prospect of a shorter school day were St Nicholas primary pupils Dean Wharton, Jessica Holker and Samantha Townsend pictured with Head Teacher Andy Mellor (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Children from Holy Family Catholic Primary School, North Shore, had been helping to put up Christmas decorations at the Red Lion Hotel, Bispham. Pictured are Red Lion deputy manager Ian Leadbeater and Holy Family teacher Penny Baillie. Front, from left, Morgan Shaharudin, Natalie Rawes, Milly Hankinson, Emily Rawes and Ben Rawes.
Mayfield Primary School teachers Glenn Parker, Richard Lowe (student), John Woodward and Graham Clements in 2002
Six year old Adam Truckle and seven year old Nicole Tyrer in denims for "Jeans for Genes" day at Marton Primary School. They are pictured with year three teacher Jill Reidy in 2000 (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Dave Woodcock of Waterloo Primary School was Blackpool's first "Super" teacher in 2002 (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Mereside Primary School teachers - Head Steve Burton, Early Years teacher Claire Myers, and Key Stage 2 Co-ordinator Jonathan Clucas (Photo: Rob Lock)
Centenary celebrations at Thames Primary School in 2003. Reception class teacher Nicola Cassidy, with (from left), Mitchell Ramby, Connor Munn, Anthony McDonald, Emily Jackson, Stephanie Jade Mason and Sophie Mathers.
Teachers Christine Herron (left) and Jane Sumner at St Bernadettes Catholic Primary School, Bispham
Roseacre Primary School teacher Judith Thrower who retired after 28 years service at the school in 2000 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
New library facility at St John CE Primary School, Blackpool, 2005. Pupils David Lang and Kaela (corr) Warnes read with Head teacher Jo Snape
Grange Park Junior School teacher Mrs Andrew checks the work of one of her pupils in class 7 in 1997 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Teacher Carol Stallard at Revoe Primary School in 2004. A literacy expert said 80 English words should be changed to phonetic spellings to make it easier for children to learn to read (Photo: Mark Pearson)
Costica Trandafir was training to be a teacher at Revoe Primary School in 2004. He is with Tanya Morgan (7) and Reece Fisher (8)
Blackpool primary school teachers in a hands on Science and Technology course hosted by Evans Halshaw in 2002 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Youngsters from Boundary Primary School were en route to the Commonwealth Games to sing at the welcome ceremony in 2002. Head Teacher Stephen Twist highlights the motif on the commemorative top worn by Mercedes Lyons (Photo: Mike Foster)
Blackpool Borough Council Policy Officer Graham Pollard (left) and head teacher of Revoe Community Primary school Graeme Dow in 2004. They were concerned about traffic outside the school
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