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It was the best of times, it
was the worst of times… this was the summer of our discontent… (errr… and my apologies for
the headline).
The summer of 2001 marked a remarkable
period in the lives of the TRC leavers group. Not only were we tested by
the last ever year of the A-level system, not only would some of us move
away forever, not only would we never have to wonder about that woman in
KFC ever again…..Students were outraged by the continuation of building
work on the sports hall extension which made exams in the main venue (the
Sports Hall itself) noisy, and even less pleasant than we had feared. A
brave group took up the challenge of suspending the work, achieving
acknowledgement of the problems and roping me in to help….. Needless to say the events have left a bitter taste in
many mouths (and not just the dust from the site, either). Below are links to
articles telling the story of our summer of discontent, brought together
for the first time. They are listed in chronological order as to original
publishing date.
Builders ruining our exams, pupils claim. Yorkshire Post, 12th June 2001
Noisy builders add to students’ exam tensions. Sheffield Star, 13th June 2001
Disruptions cause exam fears. Rotherham Advertiser, 15th June 2001
College bans students who protested over noise. Yorkshire Post, 19th June 2001
Students thrown off College premises. Rotherham Advertiser, 22nd June 2001
College rejects claim over petition. Yorkshire Post, 24th June 2001
Students told to apologise. Rotherham Advertiser, 29th June 2001
Royal visit to College Rotherham Advertiser, 12th October 2001
Benjamin Miskell's Letter Rotherham Advertiser, 19th October 2001
