School Life
There were around 100 boys and girls at the school in Frampton (on the corner of The Street and Vicarage Lane) at the start of the war. The children used separate entrances but were taught together. A family of Belgian refugees joined them in 1915, and so did other children whose families were displaced during the war.
The school day ran from 9am-11.45am, and 1pm-3.50pm. Lessons included English, handwriting, arithmetic, geography, history, sewing and art. Girls were also taught basic cookery skills, and boys grew vegetables on the school allotment.
During the war, as their fathers left home to serve in countries all over the world, their mothers had to go to work in their place. Often the older children (10-12 year olds) stayed away to either help, or to look after their younger brothers and sisters.
The children helped the war effort by picking blackberries which were sent to a jam-making factory which supplied the Navy and the Army.
At the end of the war, the headmaster, Mr Osborn, announced the Armistice to the children. They cheered as the Union Jack was hoisted and were then given the rest of the day off to celebrate.
The school day ran from 9am-11.45am, and 1pm-3.50pm. Lessons included English, handwriting, arithmetic, geography, history, sewing and art. Girls were also taught basic cookery skills, and boys grew vegetables on the school allotment.
During the war, as their fathers left home to serve in countries all over the world, their mothers had to go to work in their place. Often the older children (10-12 year olds) stayed away to either help, or to look after their younger brothers and sisters.
The children helped the war effort by picking blackberries which were sent to a jam-making factory which supplied the Navy and the Army.
At the end of the war, the headmaster, Mr Osborn, announced the Armistice to the children. They cheered as the Union Jack was hoisted and were then given the rest of the day off to celebrate.
