A group of secondary school pupils standing with the Princethorpe Foundation Archivist in a lecture theatre, in front of a presentation screen showing the School Archives Day logo.

A presentation slide titled '"The most-drawn cows in the Midlands", 1971', showing two black and white photographs of cows being drawn by schoolboys.

A blunderbuss in the library, abseiling out of dormitory windows, and a herd of photogenic cows…

Could all be describing business as usual at the Foundation Archives, but on this occasion these were just a few of the stories shared with pupils and staff in our #SchoolArchivesDay talk yesterday!

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As we mark #SchoolArchivesDay, here are the pupils of St Thomas' School in Birmingham performing a 9am salute, back in the 19th or early 20th century.

In 1817 Aberford became part of the new system of National Schools offering elementary education to all children, and today it is a Church of England Primary School. You can find these records and more in our parish archives online: borthcat.york.ac.uk/parish-records #SchoolArchivesDay

Parchment bound volume with 'Aberford School' written on the front, tied with cream coloured archive tape.

The Borthwick holds the records of a wide variety of schools, from Quaker schools, to Grammars, to the York Blue and Grey Coat charitable schools, but did you know you can also find school records in our parish archives? One of the earliest survivals is Aberford School. #SchoolArchivesDay

Front cover of a resource pack for GCSE History students on 'Migration and Identity'. The photograph shows a West Indian family c1950s

The Modern Record Centre has a wide variety of material to bring history to life and inspire students. #SchoolArchivesDay

Here's some we prepared earlier....

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A black and white image of pupils doing handicraft in a class setting

Loughborough College School archive reminds us of our strong ties and impact in the area of Handicraft Education.
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Archivist giving a presentation to school students, with a School Archives Day PowerPoint slide displayed on a screen.

An exhibition of archive material including photographs, booklets and artefacts in a display case.

An exhibition of archive material including photographs, booklets and press cuttings in a display case.

Had a great time giving a talk to Princethorpe College students for #SchoolArchivesDay yesterday (and yes, that is an ‘archivist’ T-shirt I’m wearing!)

Our #SchoolArchivesDay display is also up until the end of term for students, staff and visitors to find out more about our wonderful collections.

Black and white image on a black card backing of mixed pupils in an arts class

Celebrating Women's History Month and School Archive Day in one image! Loughborough College School became co-educational in 1950, the same year it merged with the School of Arts from Loughborough College.
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Screenshot of the Schools webpage on royalberkshirearchives.org.uk

Today is #SchoolArchivesDay! Did you know that we have downloadable guides to school records on our website? We also have plain text versions that are suitable for screen readers. Find out more here: bit.ly/4kHvmZK

With today being #SchoolArchivesDay we highlight our forthcoming exhibition, 'Hull Grammar School 1330 to Present Day' beginning 1 April and subsequent talk by Mike Rymer on Thursday 8 April at 12.30pm.
Why not come along and find out more!

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Black and white photo of Katharine Eliker standing at the head of a table, with two men and a woman (co superintendents) around it

UNK started out as a normal school, for teacher training, so we have a lot of education-related material. One collection is our Country School Legacy materials; we were part of an 8-state NEH project on rural education in the 1980s. Materials at openspaces.unk.edu/countryschoo... #SchoolArchivesDay

Image of a notebook with two different styles of cross stitch, one in blue and one in red.

Think Higher Education is all about brains and big ideas? Think again and discover what students learnt in the Fifties at Loughborough College School - blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2025/03/...
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A black and white photograph of a dormitory at St Mary's Priory boarding school, showing dormitory cubicles with white curtains pulled back, and archways leading to a window and statue of the Virgin Mary at the far end of the room.

One of the wonderful postcards of St Mary's Priory from our collections, ready for tomorrow’s #SchoolArchivesDay talk – we’ll be asking Princethorpe College students if they can identify which of their classrooms this is!

#SchoolArchives #heritage

A black and white photo of a building on Loughborough University campus which used to be a school

Did you know? The University once had a Junior School as a department. It was once known as Loughborough College School and housed in this building. #SchoolArchivesDay #ArchiveHashtag @britrecs.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social

A black and white image of young women in a gym on a black old album back, entitled: physical education

Celebrating Women's History Month and School Archive Day in one image! Why not explore our newly catalogued Loughborough College School archive here - lboro.accesstomemory.org/records-of-l....
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Logo showing the words 'School Archives Day' in black and blue capitals on a white background.

We're looking forward to taking part in the UK’s very first #SchoolArchivesDay next Wednesday!

We'll be holding a lunchtime talk for Princethorpe students, where we’ll explore some of the weird and wonderful events in the College's history (and possibly a ghost story or two!)

#ExploreYourArchive