Education Department project files

Education Department File Temporary Box No.17

1. Proposal Froebel Course for Teachers
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 331 P.R Reference (1947)
The national Frobel Foundation courses for primary teachers notes on the foundation courses, certificates of education correspondence etc.

2. Proposed visit to Luxembourg – International Help for Children
City of Birmingham Education Committee No 423 PA Department (1948-51) Information and correspondence re: The organisation “International help for Children”
Correspondence re: Luxembourg visit

3. Musical Instruments belonging to the education committee
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 514 (G.P Department) (1948-64) Correspondence, environs etc

4. Civic Restaurant: Release of School Premises used as:
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 395 (PR Reference) (1948-1951) General Correspondence + also re: specific premises

5. Adoption by Schools in Birmingham of Farms: Proposals of Lord [Sandm?] 1950s
City of Birmingham Education Committee No.468 (PR Department)
a) Correspondence with Lord [Sandm?] General Re: Specific Schools
b) Continuation of transporting Children to farms (By School)
c) Descriptions of visits to farms
d) Photographs (mounted on card) of Barford Street Boys at Manor Farm, Mints (?)

6. Visits to Farms
City of Birmingham Education Committee 440 (PR Department) (1948/49) Correspondence

7. British Pestalogge Children’s Village
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 448 (PR Department) (1950) [Swilgerlound?]
Correspondence and information on the Brit. Rest. Association.

8. Plays in the [Parks or Pubs?]
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 436 (PR Department) (1949-51)
a) Correspondence
b) Details of plays content
c) Details of stage + seating layout

9. Overseas Gifts of Food etc. and letter from schoolchildren overseas and abroad
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 371 (PR Department)
Details of “Gifts to Schools” Fund.
General correspondence
- (Fascinating insight into Post War Britain food [pim?] to our schools)

10. Audio Equipment
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 475 (PR Department) (1950-1968) Correspondence Details of equipment etc

11. Proposed visit of school children – [Ventor?]
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 482(PR Department) (1951/2) Correspondence

12. Sale of Ice Cream in Schools
City of Birmingham Education Committee No. 489 (PR Department) (1951) Correspondence

13. Replanting of Tom Knocker’s Wood
City of Birmingham Education Committee no. 471 (PR Department) (Tree planting) (1950-56)
Correspondence Re Tom Knocker’s wood – Local beauty spot despoiled by vandals and rubbish
General notes re: tree planting

14. Ministry of Education pamphlet “The Story of a School”
City of Birmingham Education Committee no.412 (PR Department) (1948-59)
Notes correspondence etc.

15. Special sub committee to consider the development plan
City of Birmingham Education Committee (D.E.O Department) (1957-65)
Correspondence
Committee, reports, minutes
Plans, statistics, maps. Etc

16.Box File Medical school meals school milk statistics staffing returns+Forms7 (i)
Various of all the categories mentioned in the file (Form 7(i)- immigrants 1969

17. Brighter Birmingham Stay-at-home holidays for Birmingham arrangements
City of Birmingham Education Committee no252 (No Department Shown)

18. Box File – Mosley Boys –BUT Contents:
a) [Geitetmer?] Stencil – form for Acocks Green + Yardley [Junst?] of F.E
b) [Geitetmer?] Stencil – form for- various
c) Envelope full of Lined column paper unused