Joe Wyche

A Memory of Poynton.

I also remember the unforgettable Joe Wyche the headmaster of Poynton School which I attended in 1958. A baby boomer whose class who had no fixed classroom and
had to be situated in the school assembly hall due to huge numbers of intake.
Mrs Robinson was in charge and Joe Wyche's Office was just outside the hall with the door always open(listening for misbehavior!
Lines were the order of the day then - dished out by prefects. or the cane!

I had been so devastated not to have passed the 11 plus and he made sure people like
me worked their socks off to pass the 13+. I felt the need to prove to my parents
I could do it.

Sadly my parents sent me to Stockport Convent School for my sins but life was nothing
like what I experienced at Poynton and In the 2 years I was there I learnt such a lot.
Miss Tiffin made you sew correctly and the cookery classes with Mrs Robertshaw were second to none. Mr Blair taught great understandable maths and geography. Mrs
Robinson made sure everyone did neat handwritng, read many classics and enjoyed music.

Mr Wyche made a huge difference to his pupils believing everyone was good at
something and making them achieve in sport, gardening looking after the pigsty even.
He expected you to be good and would not except failure. I am only sorry that I was
not so lucky with my education elsewhere.

My Father and Mother had the Esso Filling Station at Hope Green now a Little Chef
and my maiden name was Mugeli if anyone remembers me.