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Apr 29, 2022 · A man called Tom Jenkins is thought to be the first black school teacher in the UK. He taught children at a school in a small Scottish village between 1814 and 1818. Now the story of his life is ...
Apr 28, 2022 · A small plaque marks the spot where the man believed to be Britain's first black school teacher educated children in a Scottish village. Now the story of Tom Jenkins' life is being explored as ...
About. My name is Tom Sherrington. I am an experienced former Headteacher and teacher and, having worked in schools for 30 years starting my training in 1986, I am now exploring the world of education consultancy to see where it takes me. Through my consultancy – teacherhead consulting – I am interested in working with teachers and school ...
- Arrival on The Prudence
- A Borders Childhood
- Tom Jenkins The Teacher
- From Scotland to Mauritius
- The Smithy Today
Named Tom Jenkins by the ship’s crew,he had been sent to Britain by his father, who was probably a chief from what is now Sierra Leone or Liberia, to receive an education. Others who sailed on The Prudencewere not as fortunate: the 123-ton ship was completing a slave voyage. Its captain was a former surgeon from the Scottish Border town of Hawick, ...
Swanson’s sister and her husband, a weaver, took care of Tom. They lived in Teviothead, a small village around 10 miles from Hawick. Tom’s childhood is unrecorded, but locals say Tom worked as a cowherd and peat driver at the farms of Caerlanrig and Falnash. He went to the village school in Teviothead and in his spare time he taught himself Latin, ...
In 1814, the Presbytery of Jedburgh advertised for a teaching job at Teviothead school. Tom, by now aged 17, was recommended for the post. He was interviewed but did not get the job on the grounds of his ‘pagan birth’. But his local supporters really wanted Tom to teach. Heritors (house and/or landowners) including the Duke of Buccleuch established...
His job at the smithy school allowed Tom to save up enough money to attend classes at the University of Edinburgh. He took classes in Latin, Greek and Mathematics between 1815 and 1817 while continuing to teach. In 1818, Tom moved to London. He enrolled at Borough Road College in Southwark – the teacher training college of the British and Foreign S...
Tom’s former workplace in Teviothead was designated as a listed building in 1987. A brass plaque commemorating his career was unveiled in 2003 and can be found on the front of the building. You can read our listed building record for this propertyon our Heritage Portal. The smithy is now home to Studio Goldsmiths at the Johnnie Armstrong Gallery. M...
Oct 9, 2019 · Tom remained in the post for four years. He was Britain’s first black school teacher. His job at the smithy school allowed Tom to save up enough money to attend classes at the University of ...
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Oct 25, 2018 · Still to this day, he is celebrated by a small plaque on the wall of the old smithy in Teviothead: “Tom Jenkins. The first black school teacher in Britain, taught school here at The Smiddy, Teviothead from 1814 - 1818.”. Today Tom Jenkins is remembered with a plaque on the wall of his old school, at the Smiddy, Teviothead.
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Mr. Sprocket. Mr. Sprocket is Derek's teacher in the classroom next door to Tom’s. Sometimes Tom thinks he’s a bit competitive with Mr. Fullerman. Especially when it comes to SPORTS day and the Teacher’s Race. Mr. Sprocket showed Tom and his friends his BREAKDANCING at the school disco.
