ABSTRACT
The school buildings were used throughout the war as centres for talks designed to educate the community on subjects such as 'War Economy' and 'Welfare and Economy'. The schools' own war efforts initially centred upon the collection of jam jars, the making of sand and grenade bags and the raising of money by direct collection or the selling of flowers and scented cards. In connection with attracting the interest of the parents, there is one outstanding achievement to record, the Coleridge Road School choir. The number of educational visits also increased and children were regularly taken by the schools to musical appreciation concerts, art galleries, museums and horticultural shows. For many children the schools alone were in a position to extend their horizons beyond soot-laden Attercliffe. By 1926, a subtle change had taken place in the neighbourhood's ranking of its schools because Coleridge Road School was recognized as having begun to offer a strong academic challenge to the Council School.
