Teachers Who's Who

Mr Jack Tounsend. ** Head teacher. Had bad health , so never used to see much of him. Died sometime in 69.
Mr Davis, Head after Tounsend. AKA Batman cos. he used to swan around in his cloak! from 1970
Mr Threlfall, (Threlly) Deputy head.** Was there ages! He was acting head between Tounsend & Davies..... best era for me!!
Miss Alcock C78-83 (She
was formally a pupil at Pelsall I believe and came back possibly as a trainee.
She was part of a form group which was headed by Mrs Noble, it therefore became
a bit of a joke Alcock and Noble(s))
Mr Tim Arnstein. Humanities. Chelsea F.C. fan from Surrey
C1979
Mr 'Stan the Man' Ball * Elderly 1st & 2nd year
science. Left around 68
Mrs Baxendale. Home Economics? C1990
Miss Bear retired in 68 I think.
Mr Beliss - History - C78-1980. Not sure I have spelt his name right.
Mr Bradshaw
Mr Bob
Brevitt. Maths early 80's
Mr Brightman. * PE
C1970+
Mr Branstone Metalwork C1976
Mr Beaman C1970
Mr. Martin Billingham. 1960-1963
Mr David Brison ** Art
Went to West Midlands Collage (teacher training) C1969
Mr Buckman. Chemistry. C1990.
Miss Burket. PE C1983
Mr Bowers. * Big bearded bloke... Science and Rugby
C1970
Mr Wilf Beeson. Music Large rolly poly guy with glasses, into Folk Songs C1970
Miss Brough/Mrs Grubb!!!!!!
* French/German. C1970
Mr Billy Byrum. PE Short and had a trombone! C1980
Mr Burwell (Billy). Music C1980's
Mr Chapman. French. C1974
Mr Champ. English & Librarian. Handlebar moustache to go with his motorbike.
C1976 Last seen at QM school Walsall
Mr Cook. * Career's C1970
Mr Cooper. * Woodwork C1970
Miss Cox. Maths C1976
Mr Crunden. * Maths/English? C1970
Mr Day. Maths. C1980
Mr Davies. Welsh, what do you expect with a name like Davies. Geography. C1976
Miss Draper. French Teacher Wore tight trousers!! C78-83
Mrs Elms. * Small & curvaceous!! Biology C1970
Mrs Ellis. French? C1983
Mr Evans * Metalwork C1970
Mrs Ford * Typing C1970
Mr Gardner, English & Drama. Little bloke with Joe 90 glasses. School dramatic
plays inc. War of the Ants....... C1971
Mr Kevin Gosling. PE Arrived straight from teacher training collage in 1970
Mrs Greaves. * English? Bit like Joyce Grenville.
Left in 68
Mr 'Fitta' Green. **
Metalwork. Absolute loony... Blackboard rubber thrower due to war wound.
Mrs Hall. French.
Mr Bill Harrison. Chemistry and Deputy Head C1984/85. Retired 2004
Mrs Hawker * English & Languages I think. Went to
Great Bar Comp. around 1970
Mr Hawkins. C1985, but had a student teacher in 71 with name. Wonder if its the
same chap?
Mr Bill Hembry. Biology. C1977
Mrs Hirst. Geography?. Arrived in 79
Mr Graham Hicken. History? Think he lived in King George Place, Rushall.
Possibly in lower photo. Left in 69 to become a prison officer.... so not much
difference!
Miss Linda Holmes. Lower form English, history & drama. Looks were inspired by
Nana Miscouri. Left in 68
Mr Hughes. Geography, *
PE Thick glasses... looked a bit like the folk group The Proclamers...
He went to teach in Aldridge
and retired in 2004
Mr Humphries ??????
Mrs Jackson. Home Economics C1974
Mr Lane * Geography.
Mr Loftus. Geography
Mr Lowe. Art C1975, long hair, in The Sealed
Knot...Involved with Lichfield heavy metal band 'Big Daisy' Played at the school
77/78 ish.
Mr Lloyd. Headmaster prior to the move to the Heath End (Pelsall Lane) site.
Mr Megan. Geography C1983
Miss May P.E. C1974
Miss Milne English & R.E.
Miss Morris * English
& RE. C1970
Mrs Murray. C1970
Mr Nicholson. PE. C1987
Miss Noble. RE. C1983
Mrs Parker * Home Economics. C1970
Miss Paget. 1970ish History
Miss Petit P.E. C1972
Mr Philips. Art. Another from Wales C1983
Mr Podmore (Poddy or Showaddypoddy) Woodwork C1975
Mr Plummer * of
Ferret& Richard Whitely fame. Rural studies.. actually picking stones from the
'garden'
Quote from the ferret
incident on TV...."
He's playing
with you, if he'd meant business he would have bitten through to the bone..."
C1970 Wrote several dozen books on
dogs, and bred a type of terrier that has become known as 'The Plummer
Terrier' He died in September 2003 of cancer.
Mr Prichard. * History. C1969
Miss Poynton. C1970
Mr Reading. History? C1983
Mr Robinson (Robbo) Rural Studies. Long hair & bushy sideburns C1975
Mr Ross. (Peg-Leg) Science/Physics C1983
Mr Scott. Woodwork. Replaced Mr Cooper 69/70ish
Mr Kevin Scott. History C1977
Ms Scott
Miss Selton * P.E. Keen wearer of tennis
skirts!!!!!!! C1970
Mrs Simmell English & Drama C1976
Ms
Swinnerton
Mr Stead. Maths. C1988
Miss Stephenson - Drama/English - left school around 1980 - Had black hair very
nice person.
Mrs Spittle? arrived in 69-70
Mr Thomas. * 2+2=? Maths ... get it!
Mr Turner. Sociology. C1986
Mrs Watson. English C1974
Mr Wright? History. Roger Moore look-a-like C1976
Mr Whyte Biology
Mr Wilkie. Science. C1995
Mr Yates. Geography. Small & dark haired. C1979. Went to work in Papua New
Guinea
I think there was a Mrs Clayton in about 71 for drama. a bit too upper class for Pelsall comp in my opinion!
Thanks to all that have added to the list, inc those via the Friends Reunited pages.
There are more, obviously, but I can't remember them at the moment. Can you add to the list?