Education and Training

Reflections on forty years at the chalkface (1967-2007)

Bob started teaching on leaving university in 1966 as a temporary measure but made it his lifelong career. After teaching in a rough area of

Not just a telephone engineer (1954-2001)

Brian reflects upon the things he learnt from the different jobs he had over the course of his working life – from working in a

A technical life: from an RAF instrument fitter to a secondary school technician (1947-1994)

Ronald went to schools in London and Norfolk before joining the RAF as an apprentice at the age of 16. He qualified as a navigational

A Cook’s Tour (1949-1995)

Doreen started work in 1949 in Bonds department store in Norwich. After going to America with her husband, she became a school cook in Norfolk.

A Career in Primary Schools (1940s-1990s)

Rowena always wanted to be a teacher and trained and worked in Norwich as a primary school teacher. What were you thinking about as a

Training with the Co-op and working for international organisations (1950s–2009)

Derek is a Suffolk man who began in the local Co-op and proceeded to work in Cooperative Development in Botswana and as an advisor for

The Swimming Teacher (1955-1980s)

Mary worked in offices and shops, and her brother’s restaurant, and later qualified as a swimming teacher for the local pool project. My name is

The Teacher (1950s and on)

Pauline loved school and was a teacher for many years in Pullham Market, Norfolk. I really enjoyed school. We moved into the top class when

The Trail Blazer (1940s-2008)

Helen describes her impressively varied and successful working life from nursing to running a restaurant and, latterly, devising training courses. The start of a burgeoning

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