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Head passed the test but paid the price

2007-08-13T17:23:08

HE SET himself a huge test then passed it with flying colours - tragically only to pay the ultimate price.

2007-08-13T17:23:21

HE THOUGHT it would only be a short-term appointment - but it turned into a 26-year labour of love.

2007-08-13T17:23:01

THERE was a warning for local authorities as Roch Valley Secondary School in Milnrow was officially opened.

2007-08-13T17:29:27

FOR almost a century it stood in the centre of town - a vital cog in the wheel of Rochdale education.

2007-08-13T17:23:16

MICHAEL Fitton was caned just once at school - and to this day he protests his innocence.

2007-08-13T17:29:18

HE WAS a soldier who went into battle for the education of the masses and his long-running campaign ended in triumph.

2007-08-13T17:29:22

THE great moderniser who dragged the town's schools into the 20th century, J E Holden earned the gratitude of teachers and pupils alike.

2007-08-13T17:22:44

HE WAS the good doctor who certainly had the right prescription for a successful school.

2007-08-13T17:23:18

HARRY Lees loved his schooldays so much he didn't want to leave - even after 40 years.

2007-08-13T17:22:47

THE Archbishop of York, Dr Cyril F Garbett PC, made a dream come true when he opened the new Rochdale Grammar School for Boys.

2007-08-13T17:29:16

WHAT was the earliest known public school in the town was founded in the Elizabethan age as a result of a dispute.

2007-08-13T17:29:21

IN THE days before education was made available to the masses, school provision in Rochdale was severely limited.

2007-08-13T17:22:53

THE introduction of comprehensive education to Rochdale in the 1960s proved a demanding task.

2007-08-13T17:22:57

IT HAD almost completed the marathon course, now the comprehensive system just needed nudging over the finishing line.

2007-08-13T17:29:24

WITH the turn of the 20th century came the need to improve secondary education.