ABSTRACT
In order to combat the prevailing apathy of the neighbourhood towards its work, the school developed a more outward-going approach by capitalizing upon areas where school activity and neighbourhood interest coincided. Tinsley Park Road, where the new Board School was to be built, was, therefore, situated in a part of Attercliffe where change was most rapid. In order to combat the prevailing apathy of the neighbourhood towards its work, the school developed a more outward-going approach by capitalizing upon areas where school activity and neighbourhood interest coincided. The success of the school football team coincided with what older members of the community refer to as 'the great age of football' in the area when there was an enthusiasm for the game that was matched by good local skill. The local by-law raising the school leaving age to fourteen was totally ignored by some families for, on the whole, the area felt it was 'unnecessary' and 'a great grievance'.
