Trev White’s education

Great Barr Comprehensive 1960-67

As at most schools there was the annual school magazine. And whilst I was there the school celebrated  the Silver Jubilee with a distinctive magazine. There are five pages shown here and mention drama teacher Mr Knowles, Steve Winwood and Martin Shaw amongst others.

I was introduced to basketball here - they said it was a non-contact game. Mr Gascoigne insisted that I join the school team for some reason.

I can brag that I never became a prefect!!

After each class, the pupils (probably called ‘students’ now) left the room they were in and made their way to another room for their next lesson. This always seemed wrong - having noisy unruly and unsupervised pupils moving between class rooms. I believe the system has since changed.

Of all the friends from then I am still in touch with just a few (mainy swapping Christmas cards) - mainly Richard, Dale and Roger. I know there are more still around since I met some of them at a reunion in 2015.