Education and Training

Secretarial work through the decades (1948-1992)

Muriel was a secretary in several business, notably at Broadland Hatchery. Later she worked as a school secretary and enjoyed interacting with the children. I

Mary’s schooldays – pupil and secretary (1935- 1991)

Mary had a long and very happy career as a school secretary and it was through the school that she developed her passion for sailing.

Bombs, ghosts and garlic (1945-1997)

Marjorie shares memories of her wonderfully varied working life as a machinist, doctors’ maid, schools cook, solicitor’s filing clerk and Norwich Castle museum attendant, and

Physical education: teacher, lecturer, adviser (1960-2000)

Jo tells us about working within the education system as a teacher, lecturer and adviser. I left school and went straight into teacher training and

Egypt, encyclopaedias, education (1937-2006)

Peter recalls his varied army career, from Lowestoft to Egypt and his post-war career as a special needs teacher, as a dyslexic himself. Early years

Memories of boarding school life in London (1930s-1940s)

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Lucky Jim. Being in the right place at the right time (1948-2012)

Jim began working in a bank in central London, then served as a bombardier and sergeant major in his national service on Salisbury Plain. He

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