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timetables groups of pupils from all junior and secondary schools
in the Borough. If the two schools for which no provision has
been possible up to the present time are to receive swimming
instruction, it will be necessary to make arrangements for them
during the Autumn or Winter Terms and to use facilities outside
the Borough.
Three Secondary Schools are to be congratulated on progressing
to the standards of the Medallist Awards of the A.S.S.A. and
the E.S.S.A. Thirty-seven achievement awards of this category
have been gained this year.
Competitive Swimming
(i) Bromley Schools' Galas.
A larger number of schools entered for the Annual Gala
at Downham Baths and to avoid a protracted programme
it was necessary to arrange the Primary and the Secondary
events on two separate evenings. In all ten Secondary
and ten Junior Schools took part and some excellent
swimming and diving were witnessed on both occasions.
(ii) Kent County Gala.
Bromley was once again well represented at the County
Schools Swimming Championships ; sixteen boys and sixteen
girls took part, gaining four first places for girls and
one first place for boys. These pupils represented Kent at
Division II Trials of E.S.S.A., but only one girl secured
a place as a reserve in the Division Eleven (Kent and
Surrey) Team for the English Schools National Swimming
Championships.
4. Further Training of Teachers.
Renewed efforts were made during the year to consolidate the
progress already made rather than to break fresh ground, with the
result that fewer Refresher and Training Courses than usual were
arranged. Nevertheless, opportunities to attend the following
courses have been available to all teachers
1. Modern Dancc Course for women teachers in Primary
Schools, held at Bexleyheath on one Saturday during the
Summer Term.
2. Athletics (Pole Vaulting) Course for men teachers in
Secondary Schools for Boys held at St. Paul's Cray on one
Sunday during the Summer Term.
3. Athletics Course for women teachers in Secondary Schools
for Girls at Maidstone on one Saturday during the Summer
Term.