Preparation for school evacuees

incoming’ children to continue to receive full-time education.

Every effort would be made to continue to provide transport for children who required it but parents were warned that in emergencies – and in the `national interest’ – the service might be cut to a minimum.

Council officers said once an emergency was declared, all-day schools would shut for a week and it would be up to each local authority to decide when they should re-open.

Teachers were advised to `keep in touch with the broadcasting service as it was one of the channels through which announcements might be made.’

Stockpiles of stationery and other materials used in schools were to be increased by 25 per cent as a precaution against possible shortages.

Schools would be expected to open up their dining accommodation and domestic science rooms for the preparation of communal meals and school medical staff would be asked to advise on dietary requirements.

Training colleges were asked to lay on for domestic science teachers classes on communal catering.

For the children, organised games and free play in the open would be encouraged and they were to be provided with postcards to encourage them to regularly write home to family and friends.

Officials made it clear the cost of educating the evacuated children would be borne by the education authority from which the children came.

The `evacuating authority’ would also continue to be responsible for the salaries of teachers sent with the children.