South Yorkshire Times — April 19, 1952
New Conisbro’ School ‘Head’
Mr. Stanley George Thomas, of Barnsley, 41-year-old Divisional Education Officer for Staircross Divisional Education Executive, has been appointed headmaster of Conisbrough Modern School in succession to Mr. G. W. Humphreys.
Mr. Thomas trained at Swansea University, where he gained his B.A. degree with Honours. His teaching experience includes 12 years as assistant master at Deacon’s Boys’ Grammar School, Peterborough.
He served in the R.A.F. from 1940 to 1945 and after the war he was Youth Organiser and Evening Institute Supervisor at Barnsley.
A prominent youth worker, Mr. Thomas was Scoutmaster at Peterborough. He also organised several school visits to Germany and France.