A school is celebrating its 125 year anniversary and believes it is the oldest school in a Nottinghamshire town. The John Clifford School in Beeston is planning a week of celebrations for the upcoming milestone to mark the school being in operation since May 2, 1898.
On Tuesday, May 2, all of the school's teachers will be dressing in Victorian clothes and each year group will be looking at a particular decade that the school was open. Pupils will be learning about key historical events, what people ate, the music they listened to, the songs they sang and the clothes they wore during this week.
The primary school also believes it may have been the first school in the country to have an Indian headteacher, as Miss Helen Henrietta Herring took on the role in the 1950s. Some artefacts, such as her whistle, have been donated to the school and will be on show during the week.
On Thursday, May 4, parents and carers will be able to attend the school and see an exhibition of photographs showing the school's history over the past 125 years as well as the work pupils have been doing that week. There will also be an open day on Saturday, May 20, for the local community from 10.30am until 1pm.
The school looks forward to welcoming anyone who was once a student, worked at the school or is interested in looking around the Victorian school and learning more about its history.
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