The Jesse Boot School
The Jesse Boot School. 1935-2009[edit]
The Jesse Boot School is an open school based in Nottingham[1], England. It educated children aged 3-11. The school opened in 1935 to the public but was officially opened by Lord Trent in 1936 and closed in 2009. The School was opened after the death of Jesse Boot. The school was his memorial. Jesse Boot was open for decades before becoming Nottingham Academy. The Nottingham Academy[2] educated children from 3-19 on 3 sites including Jesse Boot. The Jesse Boot field was closed from 2010 to make way for the new building, The building was finished in 2011. The Jesse Boot school has two buildings on campus, The Jesse Boot Building and the Performing Arts Centre. The Jesse Boot Building was demolished during the academic year of 2012. The Performing Arts Centre is the only building remaining on campus along with the Nottingham Academy building.
The Jesse Boot School is based in Nottingham, England. The school educated children aged 3-11. The school opened in 1935, but was officially opened by Lord Trent (Jesse Boot's son) in 1936. The school saw closure in 2008/09. The Jesse Boot school was started a memorial for the founder of the Boots Chemist.
The Jesse Boot Wildcats Arena[edit]
In October 2001, The Jesse Boot Wildcats Arena opened to the public. The Jesse Boot School and Nottingham Wildcats partnered together creating the name 'Jesse Boot
Wildcats Arena'. In 2004 The Jesse Boot School was no longer in partnership with the Jesse Boot Wildcats therefore the basketball centre changed it's name separating the two.
The wildcats was named 'Nottingham Wildcats Arena'. The name has not changed since.
Jesse Boot School History[edit]
Jesse Boot[3] transformed the Boots[4] Company, founded by his father, John Boot into a national retailer. Jesse Boot donated land for the University of Nottingham. He was later knighted in 1909, Later died in Jersey in 1931.
In 1935 the Jesse Boot School opens it's doors to the public on Monday 25th August with two headteachers Mr A.J Bates and Miss E.A Worsdall. Lord Trent (Jesse Boot's son) officially opens the school on Friday 17th July 1936. He gave the following quote:
"There was no memorial my father would have appreciated more than to have a school like this named after him."
In 1939 Britain went to war with Germany. During December 1940 260 minuets were lost die to air raids or gunfire. In Jan 1941, 158 mins were lost during the month of February the same year.
In 1941 Miss Worsdall retires after sixth years as Head Mistress at Jesse Boot Infant School along with the installment of the telephone.
In 1945 World War II came to an end therefore the air raid shelters were no longer needed. As a result five of them were demolished. The sixth shelter was demolish along with the Jesse Boot building in 2009.
In 1954 Mr Bates retires from teaching and leaves Jesse Boot Junior School after 19 years as Head Master, Albert John Bates later died in 1960. Mr Chambers becomes the new Head of the Junior School.
In September 1969 the Jesse Boot was broken into leaving severe damage to windows, desks and cupboards. Nothing was stolen.
In 1970 The headmaster went to the school and found a burst pipe in the Headmaster's room and several inches of water. In 1973 The headmaster stepped down. Mr Barratt commenced duties as Headmaster of Jesse Boot School.
Jesse Boot's toilets were frozen in 1982 due to severe frost (-14 degrees)
The Jesse Boot Drama Group performed the Jungle Book to the Infants in March 1983.
The Fire of 92[edit]
"I received a call to say that the school was on fire. 10 out of 11 classrooms were destroyed Arson suspected. The school was closed for seven working days".
in 1992 the school was reopened with 5 mobile classrooms 2 clases in the hall, and one in a smoke damaged room. After workmen worked throughout the weekend, all classes were able to go to their mobile classrooms.
In 1993 the new Jesse Boot building was opened after the fire in 1992. Jesse Boot Junior School closed in 1996.
"Every single classroom from room one to ten was destroyed and gutted. The only thing that was standing was the brick walls. The firemen were trying to save what they could, desks and things i said i dont want that, i want the records of achievements, which were in room 6. Records of achievements were new and if we got them we would have some work from every child". - Mr Clarke, headmaster from 1990-2003.
In 2003 the formal opening of the Performing Arts Centre, now known as the P.A.C. The P.A.C was open to students from 7.3.03 - 2011. The P.A.C reopened in August 2011 after refurbishment and still remains on site as the oldest building from the original school. Miss Valentine also became Head Teacher after Mr Clarke who had been Head for 12 Years.
In 2004 an excellent firework display was held attended by 400 parents and children at the Jesse Boot School.
Open for 70 Years![edit]
In July 2005 the school decided to hold a picnic and summer fair to celebrate 70 Years. The whole school, parents, ex-pupils and invited guests gathered together on the field at 2pm. There was entertainment, Year four children treated the people to a display of country dancing. Year five took people right back to the 70s with a dance routine to T Rex's "i love to boogie". This was followed by a fancy dress parade and picnic. We sang Happy Birthday to Jesse Boot School while 70 children held paper candles.
Robert Heath former pupil from 1935 and Hasfsa Shekeel, the youngest pupil at the school in 2005 cut the giant birthday cake! A piece was given to all of the 540 students on roll as well as the staff. Robert Heath sadly passes away shortly before the Jesse Boot History Booklet was publish in 2005. To end the picnic 70 balloons were released into the Bakersfield skies. After school the summer fair began with lots of stalls, games and refreshments for all.
The end of an Era![edit]
In 2008 a proposal was sent to turn Jesse Boot into an Academy with 2 other nearby schools but was approved in 2009 making Jesse Boot, Greenwood Dale School and Elliott Durham School "Nottingham Academy".
In 2009 all signs, uniform was replaced under the name of Nottingham Academy. Jesse Boot officially closed after 74 years in education.
2009 saw the beginning of construction at Nottingham Academy to build the new Nottingham Academy building. It was finished in 2011 and names biggest school in Europe.
In 2011 The Nottingham Academy was officially opened by Mr M Gove. It was reported on the BBC News[5] and ITV News while being mentioned in the Nottingham Post.
In 2012 Jesse Boot Teachers wrote goodbye messages along the walls of the original Jesse Boot Building before the building saw an end and was demolished. One bench from the Jesse Boot School still stands on the field where the school once stood! The Shaw Family created a model of the Jesse Boot building in 2012 and was presented to the Primary students during assembly.
In 2014 Sir Barry Day was knighted by the Queen. He became known as Sir Barry Day!
All Information provided by The Jesse Boot History Project.
History Information was released in 2005 in the History Booklet. The Booklet was updated in 2017 in the form of a display board.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Boots Chemist".
- ↑ "200 invalid-request". www.nottinghamacademy.org. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ↑ "Jesse Boot Wiki".
- ↑ "Boots Chemist".
- ↑ "Nottingham Academy Opens - BBC News".
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