Education
Folkingham Billingborough Sleaford

Billingborough Council School
These are extracts from Minute Book of Local School Managers. The early entries show the attempts by Beatrice and Ethel Pile to enter the teaching profession.
From 1928 to 1934 John Pile sat on the Board of Managers.
The Minute Book is in Lincolnshire Archives under "Billingborough Parish 16/2/1"

P168 1 April 1918
The correspondent reported that only one application had been received for the post of Supplementary Teacher in the infant's room, vacant through Miss Goy's leaving viz from Miss Beatrice Pile .... (as Beatrice had no experience it was recommended that she be appointed on a trial basis, as she was not 18 when interviewed she should be appointed as a monitoress) ... It was thereupon decided to offer the post to Miss Pile on those conditions.
P170 8 April 1918
The meeting reconsidered the appointment of Miss Pile. The girl's father having reported that she was born on 23 December 1899 but according to her entry in the admission register her age was given as 17 last December ... The Managers asked for the production of the girl's birth certificate.
P172 24 April 1918
The correspondent produced a certificate of the birth of Beatrice Pile this showed that the girl was 18 years old on Dec. 23 1917 Mr Stennett thereupon proposed and Mr Trusswell seconded and it was carried unanimously that Miss Pile be given a month's trial as Supplementary Teacher and that proving satisfactory she be paid a salary at the rate of £15 per annum until she is recommended by HM Inspector as being qualified to be put upon the permanent staff. The correspondent was instructed to forward this recommendation to the Education committee and he ask that she might commence her trial on May 1st.
P176 4 June 1919
The correspondent informed the meeting that he has received a communication from the Education office stating that as Dorothy Collishaw (monitoress in the infant's room) would be 18 on the 15th inst. he was instructed to take steps to terminate her engagement at the end of June, as girls of that age were required to seek appointments as Supplementary Teachers. It was mentioned that D. Collishaw had had 2 years + 4 month's experience and that when Miss Pile was appointed to fill the post of Supplementary Teacher in the infant's room it was on the understanding that when D. Collishaw was 18 she would be raised to the status of a Supplementary Teacher and that her services would be retained. It was therefore resolved on the motion of Mr Stennett, seconded by Mr Dawson that a recommendation should be sent to the Education office committee to retain Dorothy Collishaw - she being the longest and most experienced teacher and that Miss Pile's services should be dispensed with. At the same time the correspondent was instructed in giving Miss Pile notice to inform her that the Managers regretted the necessity for doing so and that they did not underestimate her services in the department: on the contrary they would do all they possibly could to secure her another position as Supplementary Teacher if she desired them to do so.
July 11 1919 from Lincoln Rutland & Stamford Mercury
Billingborough
"Miss Beatrice Pile has been transferred from Billingborough Council School to Ingoldsby where she succeeds Mrs Webb"
P198 26 September 1919
It was proposed by Mr Harrison and seconded by Mr Trusswell that Ethel Pile aged 14 on Sept. 28/19 be recommended for the appointment (of monitoress in the infant's room). Carried unanimously.
P210 1 July 1921
The Managers had before them a letter from the Education Office asking them to consider the question of finding a candidate more suitable than Ethel Pile as an entrant to the teaching profession, a report having been received from a correspondence class stating that Miss Pile was not qualified to take a course of instruction to prepare herself for the Preliminary Certificate examination. The correspondent was instructed to explain the circumstances to the girl's parents and report at a future meeting.
P214 18 July 1921
The case of Ethel Pile was again considered and Miss Pile attended the meeting and produced a typewritten slip from the Correspondence College which stated that as Ethel Pile was not 16 before July 31 1921 her age did not permit her taking the Preliminary Certificate examination until 1922. The correspondent was instructed to point this out with the Education Office and to ask whether the services of Ethel Pile ed. not be retained under the circumstances.
P218 27 July 1921
Mr Phipps explained the reasons why the services of Ethel Pile ed. not be retained as a mistress and the correspondent was instructed to give her notice to terminate her engagement on Aug. 31.

All Minutes from 18 July 1928 to 27 January 1934 include Mr J. Pile as a School Manager.
P238 18 July 1928
Mr Pile seconded a motion by Mr C. Sandall that the County Architect's proposed improvements to the school heating scheme be approved subject to the cost not being more than £165. On the motion of Mr Pile, seconded by Mr Sandall it was decided to give a full days holiday on July 25 in order to give the Sunday Schools of the Parish an opportunity to participate in a long-day excursion to Skegness.
P240 15 July 1929
... Mr Holten also proposed and Mr Pile seconded that the summer holiday should commence on August 2nd and extend to September 9th. This was agreed to.
P244 18 July 1930
On the motion of Mr Pile, seconded by Mr Sandall, the meeting recommended that a Roll of Honour should be fixed in the school bearing the names of all boys and girls from Billingboro' school who had been successful in winning minor scholarships since the scheme was established.
With regard to the external painting of the school and school house and premises it was resolved on the motion of Mr Sandall, seconded by Mr Pile that this should be undertaken in 1931.
A letter was received from the County Education office pointing out the difficulty of dealing with the Scredington schoolchildren on the occasion of the ½ day holidays for local events. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Sandall, seconded by Mr Pile that in future the Scredington children be liberated in time to return home by the 11.15 am train. Mr Pile moved and Mr Goodacre seconded that the summer holidays should commence on Aug. 8th and extend to Sept. 22nd.
P248 16 December 1930
The designs submitted by the Education office for the honours board to take the names of those who had been awarded Kesteven Junior Scholarships were before the meeting and on the proposition of Mr Goodacre seconded by Mr J. Pile it was unanimously decided to adopt design no 331 and that it be supplied through the Education office. The names of the inscribed in gold lettering on a dark blue ground for preference.
It was moved by Mr Pile and seconded by Mr Goodacre that the Xmas holidays should extend from Dec. 23rd to Jan. 7th.
P250 24 February 1931
J. Pile present at meeting.
P252 13 June 1931
Meeting to interview 4 candidates for post of Certificated Assistant Teacher - Mr Pile moved that Mr Rodgers be offered the post, this was seconded by Mr Taylor and declared carried.
(Mr C. A Rodgers of Morton training at Nottingham University College)
P254 22 December 1931
The meeting was convened to consider applications for the post of Assistant Certificated Teacher to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss G. W. Curtis. The only applications from Kesteven teachers was that of Miss Nancy Baker of 10 St. Peter's Hill Grantham and upon the motion of Mr Schofield seconded by Mr Pile she was unanimously appointed her duties to commence on January 6, 1932 when the school reopens after the Xmas holidays and at a salary according to scale.
P258 8 January 1934
Mr J. Pile present at meeting to discuss appointment of new head master.
P260 19 January 1934
Mr J. Pile present at a further meeting to discuss appointment of new head master.
(William Taylor, chairman)
P262 27 January 1934
Mr J. Pile present at interview of Mr J. Turner of South Witham and Mr W. E. Williams of Quarrington. Last entry for J. Pile.
(Mr W. E. Williams subsequently appointed as head teacher 9 April 1934).