Cyril Norwood
Sir Cyril M. Norwood (15 September 1875 – 13 March 1956) was an English educationalist who served as Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School and Harrow School as well as President of St John's College, Oxford.
Biography
The son of the Reverend Samuel Norwood, of Whalley, Lancashire, Norwood was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School and St. John's, Oxford. [1] After passing the Home Civil Service exam, he joined the admiralty in 1899, but left in 1901 to pursue a career in education.[2]
He was a classics master at Leeds Grammar School (1901–1906), before serving as Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School (1906–1916), the Master of Marlborough College (1917–1925), Headmaster of Harrow (1926–1934) and President of St John's, Oxford, from 1934-1946.[3] After being appointed to chair a committee for R. A. Butler, the Minister of Education, Norwood and committee wrote a 151-page document entitled Curriculum and Examinations in Secondary Schools: Report of the Committee of the Secondary School Examinations Council Appointed by the President of the Board of Education in 1941. In 1943 they published the Norwood Report on secondary school education and some of its recommendations were subsequently adopted.[4] In particular, the report led to the establishment of three kinds of secondary schools: grammar, technical, and secondary modern.[5]
During the Second World War he served on the Tribunal hearing cases of conscientious objectors.[6] At this time he owned and lived at Trerose Manor in Cornwall. His son-in-law was the Rev C. B. Canning Headmaster of Canford.
As well as his role in education he also wrote an introduction for The British Encyclopaedia in 1933.
He retired to Iwerne Minster in Dorset where he died in 1956.[7] He was married to Catherine Margaret Kilner in December 1901 and was knighted in 1938 for services to education.[8]
A building is named after him as part of Bristol Grammar School's Elton Road Houses and is primarily used for the teaching of modern languages.
Norwood wrote the lyrics, in Latin, for Bristol Grammar School's song, Carmen Bristoliense, which is still sung today.
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lionel George Bridges Justice Ford |
Head Master of Harrow School 1926-1934 |
Succeeded by Paul Cairn Vellacott |
| Preceded by Frederick William Hall |
President of St John's College, Oxford 1933-1946 |
Succeeded by Austin Lane Poole |
References
- ↑ McCullough, Gary (2007). Cyril Norwood and the Ideal of Secondary Education. Palgrave. ISBN 978-1403967930.
- ↑ "Norwood, Sir Cyril (1875–1956)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Notes on the text The Norwood Report (1943) Curriculum and Examinations in Secondary Schools". Education in England. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Cyril Norwood and a national labour service". The Learning Professor. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ (Joel D. Heck Irrigating Deserts: C. S. Lewis on Education, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005, p. 157)
- ↑ "Conscientious objectors". Hansard. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Norwood Papers". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ Maclure, Stuart (2005). Educational Documents: 1816 to the present day. Taylor & Francis. p. 200. ISBN 9780415382892.
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