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Trevena, Treven, Tregatta, Treknow, Trewarmett, Becom, Trebarwith and Beslow were pretty villages all in a row and equal distance from the Country Primary All Age 4 class school at Treven, presided over by certified Head teacher David Phillips and an uncertified Miss Gerring, until a London evacuated school arrived. Split shifts commenced with the infants transferred to the old National school in Fore Street, Tintagel, and a mile and a half further much to the disgust of the mums. A bombed out member of the Plymouth Education Committee, Mrs Emily Lyne, who was currently present, organised a withdrawal. The evacuated seniors went to the old National School.
Cornwall County Council did not recognise evacuated pupils who passed their 11+ to attend the County Grammar School. Most County Education authorities used qualified Heads and unqualified assistants in rural school. It was only the urban authorities who insisted on qualified staff pre-war and was universally compulsory after 1945.
In the large playgrounds junior school pupils wove camouflage nets with webbing and gave school teachers this option. ’Somebody’s life might depend on your accuracy.’
In bombed cities empty sandbags were distributed after school to be filled by householders against incendiary attacks. ’Younger than future youth.’
The evacuated teachers were paid by their local authority. Some remained after in peace time.

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