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Education for working class children was definitely not a priority, they were expected to contribute to the family income by working, begging, or stealing. Factory owners sometimes provided facilities to educating the children working for them and these children became known as half-timers – half a day working and half
Martyn White reminisces about his old school. We thought that our Headmaster was too strict. Thinking back I realise that he wasn’t. I went to Bewerley Street County Primary School. The class that I was in was the last one to go through from Junior One to Senior Four. Mr.Blakeborough
I’ve been very lucky to be involved with New Bewerley Community School since its inception in 2005. Do you know New Bewerley? It’s the weird spiral shaped building at the bottom of Dewsbury Road just past the One Stop Centre. I’ve been the Chair of Governors since New Bewerley was