Education and Training

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

The headmaster: improving young people through education (1950-2000)

Mike was brought up and educated in Norfolk before training as a teacher in London. He worked as a deputy head and head teacher in

The Post Office (1950s-1990)

Alan gave us this description of his working life at the Post Office and in telecommunications. Preamble I had a basic education and left school

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