Arthur Shrimpton - Revision history

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	'''Arthur Neville Shrimpton''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 10 April 1978, a role he ~~occupied~~ until 1992.		'''Arthur Neville Shrimpton''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 10 April 1978, a role he fulfilled until 1992.

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	'''Arthur Neville Shrimpton''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 10 April 1978.		'''Arthur Neville Shrimpton''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 10 April 1978, a role he occupied until 1992.

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	He arrived just as Barbara Castle was losing patience with the Lincolnshire Education Authority and their delaying tactics to prevent BGS also going comprehensive. They held out for a timescale, which would entail one Lincolnshire grammar school to change each year from 1982 and Boston's turn would come in 1986. The cavalry arrived in time, however, in the shape of a new government, after the general election of 1979 and the new Secretary of State, Norman St.John-Stevas announced among other alternatives the choice to not reorganise at all.		He arrived just as Barbara Castle was losing patience with the Lincolnshire Education Authority and their delaying tactics to prevent BGS also going comprehensive. They held out for a timescale, which would entail one Lincolnshire grammar school to change each year from 1982 and Boston's turn would come in 1986. The cavalry arrived in time, however, in the shape of a new government, after the general election of 1979 and the new Secretary of State, Norman St.John-Stevas announced among other alternatives the choice to not reorganise at all.

	Mr Shrimpton lived in the [[Ormiston House\|headmaster's house]] in Rowley Road for two years then moved home, as he desired to own his own property, while market prices were rocketing. The vacated house was sold to augment foundation funds. When the flat at [[Number One South End\|No. 1 South End]] became vacant, the LEA with the financial help of the foundation governors adapted the ground floor to become a sixth form block with three classrooms, a social room, a kitchen and a bathroom.		Mr Shrimpton lived in the [[Ormiston House, 27 Rowley Road\|headmaster's house]] in Rowley Road for two years then moved home, as he desired to own his own property, while market prices were rocketing. The vacated house was sold to augment foundation funds. When the flat at [[Number One South End\|No. 1 South End]] became vacant, the LEA with the financial help of the foundation governors adapted the ground floor to become a sixth form block with three classrooms, a social room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

	In 1980 the senior common room was extended but in 1981, following the departure of its commanding officer, [[Paul Van-Tam\|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]] to Lincoln, the Combined Cadet Force was disbanded. The [[BGSA\|Boston Grammar School Association]], which had been founded by [[Philip Johnston]] in 1976 and was composed of parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school, was a great success and by 1982 had raised £12,000, which was used to meet all manner of school needs, for which funds from official sources were either not available or were quite inadequate. For example £2,000 was given to help provide the school [[minibus]] and £1,000 to obtain audio-visual equipment, while a donation was made to help with stage lighting and a sound system for the hall.		In 1980 the senior common room was extended but in 1981, following the departure of its commanding officer, [[Paul Van-Tam\|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]] to Lincoln, the Combined Cadet Force was disbanded. The [[BGSA\|Boston Grammar School Association]], which had been founded by [[Philip Johnston]] in 1976 and was composed of parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school, was a great success and by 1982 had raised £12,000, which was used to meet all manner of school needs, for which funds from official sources were either not available or were quite inadequate. For example £2,000 was given to help provide the school [[minibus]] and £1,000 to obtain audio-visual equipment, while a donation was made to help with stage lighting and a sound system for the hall.

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	He arrived just as Barbara Castle was losing patience with the Lincolnshire Education Authority and their delaying tactics to prevent BGS also going comprehensive. They held out for a timescale, which would entail one Lincolnshire grammar school to change each year from 1982 and Boston's turn would come in 1986. The cavalry arrived in time, however, in the shape of a new government, after the general election of 1979 and the new Secretary of State, Norman St.John-Stevas announced among other alternatives the choice to not reorganise at all.		He arrived just as Barbara Castle was losing patience with the Lincolnshire Education Authority and their delaying tactics to prevent BGS also going comprehensive. They held out for a timescale, which would entail one Lincolnshire grammar school to change each year from 1982 and Boston's turn would come in 1986. The cavalry arrived in time, however, in the shape of a new government, after the general election of 1979 and the new Secretary of State, Norman St.John-Stevas announced among other alternatives the choice to not reorganise at all.

	Mr Shrimpton lived in the [[~~Headmaster's~~ House\|headmaster's house]] in Rowley Road for two years then moved home, as he desired to own his own property, while market prices were rocketing. The vacated house was sold to augment foundation funds. When the flat at [[Number One South End\|No. 1 South End]] became vacant, the LEA with the financial help of the foundation governors adapted the ground floor to become a sixth form block with three classrooms, a social room, a kitchen and a bathroom.		Mr Shrimpton lived in the [[Ormiston House\|headmaster's house]] in Rowley Road for two years then moved home, as he desired to own his own property, while market prices were rocketing. The vacated house was sold to augment foundation funds. When the flat at [[Number One South End\|No. 1 South End]] became vacant, the LEA with the financial help of the foundation governors adapted the ground floor to become a sixth form block with three classrooms, a social room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

	In 1980 the senior common room was extended but in 1981, following the departure of its commanding officer, [[Paul Van-Tam\|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]] to Lincoln, the Combined Cadet Force was disbanded. The [[BGSA\|Boston Grammar School Association]], which had been founded by [[Philip Johnston]] in 1976 and was composed of parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school, was a great success and by 1982 had raised £12,000, which was used to meet all manner of school needs, for which funds from official sources were either not available or were quite inadequate. For example £2,000 was given to help provide the school [[minibus]] and £1,000 to obtain audio-visual equipment, while a donation was made to help with stage lighting and a sound system for the hall.		In 1980 the senior common room was extended but in 1981, following the departure of its commanding officer, [[Paul Van-Tam\|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]] to Lincoln, the Combined Cadet Force was disbanded. The [[BGSA\|Boston Grammar School Association]], which had been founded by [[Philip Johnston]] in 1976 and was composed of parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school, was a great success and by 1982 had raised £12,000, which was used to meet all manner of school needs, for which funds from official sources were either not available or were quite inadequate. For example £2,000 was given to help provide the school [[minibus]] and £1,000 to obtain audio-visual equipment, while a donation was made to help with stage lighting and a sound system for the hall.

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	Mr Shrimpton lived in the [[Headmaster's House\|headmaster's house]] in Rowley Road for two years then moved home, as he desired to own his own property, while market prices were rocketing. The vacated house was sold to augment foundation funds. When the flat at [[Number One South End\|No. 1 South End]] became vacant, the LEA with the financial help of the foundation governors adapted the ground floor to become a sixth form block with three classrooms, a social room, a kitchen and a bathroom.		Mr Shrimpton lived in the [[Headmaster's House\|headmaster's house]] in Rowley Road for two years then moved home, as he desired to own his own property, while market prices were rocketing. The vacated house was sold to augment foundation funds. When the flat at [[Number One South End\|No. 1 South End]] became vacant, the LEA with the financial help of the foundation governors adapted the ground floor to become a sixth form block with three classrooms, a social room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

	In 1980 the senior common room was extended but in 1981, following the departure of its commanding officer, [[Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]] to Lincoln, the Combined Cadet Force was disbanded. The [[BGSA\|Boston Grammar School Association]], which had been founded by [[Philip Johnston]] in 1976 and was composed of parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school, was a great success and by 1982 had raised £12,000, which was used to meet all manner of school needs, for which funds from official sources were either not available or were quite inadequate. For example £2,000 was given to help provide the school [[minibus]] and £1,000 to obtain audio-visual equipment, while a donation was made to help with stage lighting and a sound system for the hall.		In 1980 the senior common room was extended but in 1981, following the departure of its commanding officer, [[Paul Van-Tam\|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]] to Lincoln, the Combined Cadet Force was disbanded. The [[BGSA\|Boston Grammar School Association]], which had been founded by [[Philip Johnston]] in 1976 and was composed of parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school, was a great success and by 1982 had raised £12,000, which was used to meet all manner of school needs, for which funds from official sources were either not available or were quite inadequate. For example £2,000 was given to help provide the school [[minibus]] and £1,000 to obtain audio-visual equipment, while a donation was made to help with stage lighting and a sound system for the hall.

	A change to the curriculum in 1982 made German the first foreign language and either French or Latin to be the second language, after the first year. Provision was also introduced to give work experience for the older boys. Eighty local firms, ranging from banks and offices to small Industrial concerns, were pleased to enable pupils approaching the end of schooldays to learn at first hand something of industry and commerce.		A change to the curriculum in 1982 made German the first foreign language and either French or Latin to be the second language, after the first year. Provision was also introduced to give work experience for the older boys. Eighty local firms, ranging from banks and offices to small Industrial concerns, were pleased to enable pupils approaching the end of schooldays to learn at first hand something of industry and commerce.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[:Arthur Shrimpton's Leaving Photograph]]
	*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]		*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
	*[[:Lawrence Veale]]		*[[:Lawrence Veale]]
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	*[[:Leeway]]		*[[:Leeway]]
	*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]		*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
			*[[:Tuck Shop]]
	*[[:Ormiston House, 27 Rowley Road]]		*[[:Ormiston House, 27 Rowley Road]]

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	The death of [[Norman Haworth]] clouded the end of the first month of term as the School and the Town were deprived of a great servant. His memorial is the survival of the CCF which is his vital legacy through the Senior NCOs he trained and the officers he recruited, among them a master, Mr PN Van Tam, who now succeeds him as Commandant, and two parents, Mr WEP Cannell and Mr L Hall, both of whom have helped us enormously in this last, trying year.		The death of [[Norman Haworth]] clouded the end of the first month of term as the School and the Town were deprived of a great servant. His memorial is the survival of the CCF which is his vital legacy through the Senior NCOs he trained and the officers he recruited, among them a master, Mr PN Van Tam, who now succeeds him as Commandant, and two parents, Mr WEP Cannell and Mr L Hall, both of whom have helped us enormously in this last, trying year.

	Mr Haworth's role as a teacher of Mathematics was taken over by Mr [[P Livingston (staff)\|P Livingston]] until Christmas 1978 and then by Miss [[Sarah Jane Fluck\|SJ Fluck]] who came from Scotland to join us in January 1979, we were also joined by Mr [[~~Christopher John~~ Phillips\|C J Phillips]] who came to take over from Mrs Doran at the end of her valuable temporary appointment.		Mr Haworth's role as a teacher of Mathematics was taken over by Mr [[P Livingston (staff)\|P Livingston]] until Christmas 1978 and then by Miss [[Sarah Jane Fluck\|SJ Fluck]] who came from Scotland to join us in January 1979, we were also joined by Mr [[Chris Phillips\|C J Phillips]] who came to take over from Mrs Doran at the end of her valuable temporary appointment.

	[[Charter Day]] saw a visit from Canon Peter Berry of Coventry Cathedral; he kindly answered the cry for help from an old college friend.		[[Charter Day]] saw a visit from Canon Peter Berry of Coventry Cathedral; he kindly answered the cry for help from an old college friend.

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