In 1954 schools and colleges concerned with the teaching of the City & Guilds of London Institute, Painters and Decorators work were faced with very considerable fundamental changes to the Intermediate Final and Full Technological Certificate Course and Examinations. The Basic Craft Course was also to be broader in context. City & Guilds Courses available were at this time few and far between in Scotland, as were the numbers of full-time teachers of Subject 85.
The Scottish Education Department was a very different and quite a seperate organisation from the then Ministry of Education in England and Wales. This situation, plus the growing concern and needs of Scottish P. & D. teachers for some form of get together to discuss and develop the new courses in Scotland.
Ken Gummerson, Edinburgh School of Painting arranges and met Chalres Eaton, Secretary of Englsih Association of Painting Craft Teachers at Peebles Hydro in the Autumn of 1955. They discussed Ken's proposed idea of creating a Scottish Association of Painting Craft Teachers. An inaugural meeting was convened in the Central Halls, Bath Street, Glasgow on 10th December, 1955. Founder members were:- John K. Campbell - President, Cyril Payne - Vice-President, George K. Gummerson - Secretary/Treasurer, Committee:- Robert Adams, Gordon M.Sanderson, Andrew Wilson and James H.Woods. The membership fee was set at 10/6d (52p) per year. Membership cards would also include the Aims of the Association and record of payments.
Initial Aims were:
A letter explaining the inauguration of the Association, together with the initial aims was sent to all Educational Bodies, Trade Organisations and Trade Press, from which, very promising responses developed. Membership of the C. & G.L.I. Advisory Committee, Subject 85 was sought and granted, thus providing the S.A.P.C.T Secretary valuable P.R. space with comments on current events and news items each month.
The enthusiasm within the Association was second to none and by March 1956 membership had increased to forty five, soon afterwards reaching one hundred. A sub-committee was set up to prepare Schemes fo Work for the Basic Craft Course, Final and F.T.C. courses. The published schemes were sent to all parts of the U.K., even to Papua New Guinea and many other countries of the Commonwealth. Success was also achieved by S.A.P.C.T. pressing City & Guilds to provide a syllabus and Examination for Coach Painter's work.
In 1957 The Scottish Painters Society, General Secretary, William Peat requested S.A.P.C.T. to set their Apprentice Painters Competition papers. Following this, an Examination Committee was set up to fulfil this, together with the other National Apprentice Competitions sponsored by Paint Manufacturers and Trade Bodies, leading on the S.A.P.C.T. Scottish Apprentices Competitions and later combined U.K. competitions with A.P.C.T. Generously donated by James Fergus Grant, from the design by James H.Woods, the Presidents Badges of Office, enamelled and set in Silver, was presented to members of S.A.P.C.T. and is used to this day.
From seven members in 1955, S.A.P.C.T. had by 1965 members in every college, school or centre for Painters & Decorators work in Scotland.
The Scottish Education Department was a very different and quite a seperate organisation from the then Ministry of Education in England and Wales. This situation, plus the growing concern and needs of Scottish P. & D. teachers for some form of get together to discuss and develop the new courses in Scotland.
Ken Gummerson, Edinburgh School of Painting arranges and met Chalres Eaton, Secretary of Englsih Association of Painting Craft Teachers at Peebles Hydro in the Autumn of 1955. They discussed Ken's proposed idea of creating a Scottish Association of Painting Craft Teachers. An inaugural meeting was convened in the Central Halls, Bath Street, Glasgow on 10th December, 1955. Founder members were:- John K. Campbell - President, Cyril Payne - Vice-President, George K. Gummerson - Secretary/Treasurer, Committee:- Robert Adams, Gordon M.Sanderson, Andrew Wilson and James H.Woods. The membership fee was set at 10/6d (52p) per year. Membership cards would also include the Aims of the Association and record of payments.
Initial Aims were:
- To raise the standard of Technical Education in the Painting Craft.
- To obtain information and co-ordination methods of teaching the craft.
- For the purpose of exchanging information.
- Provide guidance towards a greater correlation between Painting Craft Teachers.
- To exist as a representative body to advise on all matters pertaining to Painting Craft Teaching.
- To ensure adequate remuneration to all Painting Craft Teachers.
A letter explaining the inauguration of the Association, together with the initial aims was sent to all Educational Bodies, Trade Organisations and Trade Press, from which, very promising responses developed. Membership of the C. & G.L.I. Advisory Committee, Subject 85 was sought and granted, thus providing the S.A.P.C.T Secretary valuable P.R. space with comments on current events and news items each month.
The enthusiasm within the Association was second to none and by March 1956 membership had increased to forty five, soon afterwards reaching one hundred. A sub-committee was set up to prepare Schemes fo Work for the Basic Craft Course, Final and F.T.C. courses. The published schemes were sent to all parts of the U.K., even to Papua New Guinea and many other countries of the Commonwealth. Success was also achieved by S.A.P.C.T. pressing City & Guilds to provide a syllabus and Examination for Coach Painter's work.
In 1957 The Scottish Painters Society, General Secretary, William Peat requested S.A.P.C.T. to set their Apprentice Painters Competition papers. Following this, an Examination Committee was set up to fulfil this, together with the other National Apprentice Competitions sponsored by Paint Manufacturers and Trade Bodies, leading on the S.A.P.C.T. Scottish Apprentices Competitions and later combined U.K. competitions with A.P.C.T. Generously donated by James Fergus Grant, from the design by James H.Woods, the Presidents Badges of Office, enamelled and set in Silver, was presented to members of S.A.P.C.T. and is used to this day.
From seven members in 1955, S.A.P.C.T. had by 1965 members in every college, school or centre for Painters & Decorators work in Scotland.
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