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Powys County Archives Office
Radnorshire Secondary Modern Schools Records
Reference code(s): GB 0223 R/E/SM
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Title: Radnorshire Secondary Modern Schools Records
Short title: Radnorshire secondary modern schools records
Dates of creation: 1947-1972
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium: (Information to be supplied)
Name of creator(s): Clyro Court Secondary Modern School; Knighton Secondary Modern School; Bryntirion Secondary Modern School
CONTEXT
Administrative and biographical history: Secondary school education in Radnorshire developed in the late 19th century, but did not become common until much later. Butler's Education Act 1944 every effort was made to ensure that every child should attend a secondary school without having to pay fees. The Eleven Plus examination was used to select schools: those who passed went to grammar schools, and secondary modern schools were built to educate those who failed. The Labour government of 1974-1979 abolished the distinction between grammar and secondary modern schools. Secondary modern schools in Radnorshire included Clyro Court, Knighton and Bryntirion, Rhayader.
CONTENT
Scope and content: Records of Radnorshire secondary modern schools, 1947-1972, comprising records of Clyro Court Secondary Modern School, 1947-1972, including farmers' account books, 1959-1971; log books, 1947-1972; attendance registers, 1972; admission registers, 1947-1966; Knighton Secondary Modern School records, 1947-1970; Bryntirion Secondary Modern School records, 1947-1972.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/script: English
System of arrangement: Arranged into the following: Clyro Court; Knighton; Bryntirion, Rhaeadr
Conditions governing access: Powys Archive Office restrictions, relating to data protection, apply
Conditions governing reproduction: Usual copyright regulations apply.
Finding aids: A hard copy is available at the Powys County Archives Service.
Detailed catalogue
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: All records deposited at Powys County Archives Service have been retained.
Accruals: Accruals are possible
Immediate source of acquisition: Source not recorded
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note: Title supplied from contents of fonds
Archivist's note: Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Powys County Archives Service, Radnorshire, Education, Secondary Modern Schools, catalogue; Powys Digital History Project, (http://history.powys.org.uk/history/intro/entry.html), viewed 22 April 2005
Rules or conventions: This description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) second edition, AACR2, and LCSH
Date(s) of description: April 2005
INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Education, Secondary | Wales | Powys
Personal names
Corporate names
Bryntirion Secondary Modern School
Clyro Court Secondary Modern School
Knighton Secondary Modern School
