Mr.Pittock was a lovely man who had the respect of all the sensible ones among his students. Even though he copped a bit of ridicule because of his size, slight limp and his slightly plum-in-the-mouth way of talking, he was self confident enough to shrug it off. He often invited students to his flat near the school, where the atmosphere was friendly, personal, relaxed and very much out-of-school. This would be severely frowned on now but I am certain there was nothing suspicious going on. I h...

Staffing was a constant source of trouble for the school in 1969/70/71. I remember how industrial action by the staff occasionally resulted in a half or even a full day off school for the students. The letter to parents below gives you an idea of the troubles faced by Mr Powell and how it was managed (to think that I went on to tackle a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Geography!). I don’t  recall why it was so difficult to retain staff at EHS, I suppose it was lack of appropriate rem...