How has Hinchingbrooke School changed?

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How has Hinchingbrooke School changed?
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This map shows Huntingdon in the 17th century.
Which places do you recognise?
What has changed in Huntingdon?
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What can you see in this picture?
Do you recognise the building?
What can you see in this picture?
This picture shows the inside of Huntingdon
Grammar School. This went on to become
Hinchingbrooke School.
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We are going to focus on how Huntingdon Grammar
School changed to become Hinchingbrooke
School. You are going to find out what school
life was like at 4 different points across the
history of the school.
Huntingdon Grammar School was founded in 1565.
Among its pupils were Oliver Cromwell and Samuel
Pepys.
This picture shows the inside of the Grammar
School after reconstruction in 1878.
On 1st September 1939 the school opened in a new
building on Brampton Road the same day the war
broke out.
In 1970 the school began to take children of all
abilities and soon became fully comprehensive. At
the same time the school changed its name, and
pupils in Year 9 and above moved to new premises
in Hinchingbrooke Park and the renovated
Hinchingbrooke House.
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In groups, you are going to find out about the 4
periods in the history of the school. For each
period you need to read the information carefully
and think about the questions it asks. You also
need to fill in your copy of the table shown
below.
Period What was school like? What were the good things about school? What were the bad things about school?
17th Century
Victorian
WW2
1970s
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Which of the 4 periods would you most like to
have gone to school in? Make sure you fill in
your answer on your sheet.
Your task now is to write a diary entry as if you
were a school pupil during one of these
periods. What sort of things will you need to
include?
What sort of things do you learn about?
I got up at .. and went to school.
Today we learnt about I particularly
liked..
How long is the school day?
Who goes to school?
I really dont like PE lessons because
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What can you expect when you go to Hinchingbrooke
School?
With the person next to you, write a list of the
things you think will be the same at
Hinchingbrooke School today in comparison to the
periods we have looked at and what you think will
have changed.
It is really nice to meet new friends and try
out new subjects
At first the school seems really big, but you
soon settle in and find your way around
Everyone is really friendly at Hinchingbrooke
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How has Hinchingbrooke School changed?
Period What was school like? What were the good things about school? What were the bad things about school?
17th Century
Victorian
WW2
1970s
Which period would you most like to have gone to
school in? Why?