Alan Aldous (14 November 1923 – 24 February 1992) was a teacher who was headmaster of two schools.

He was educated at Ilford County High School

Ilford County High School

Ilford County High School is a selective boys' secondary grammar school and a specialist science college in the Barkingside area of the London Borough of Redbridge.ICHS is a four-form entry school, each form comprising up to 30 pupils...

 (where he was a prefect) and Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...

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Career

Mr Aldous was Assistant Master at St. Dunstan's College, Catford

Catford

Catford is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Architecture:...

, 1949–54 and at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby

Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby

Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby is a British independent school for day pupils, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside....

, 1954–59. He was Headmaster of King's School

The King's School, Pontefract

The King's School Specialising in Mathematics and Computing in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is one of the four oldest schools in Yorkshire. It dates from 1139 and was refounded by King Edward VI in 1548.-History:...

, Pontefract

Pontefract

Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...

, 1959–70 and of Leeds Grammar School

Leeds Grammar School

Leeds Grammar School was an independent school in Leeds established in 1552. In August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physically united in September 2008....

, 1970–75. Ill health forced him to take a less onerous job, so he became Director of Sixth Form Studies at Longsands School, later Longsands Community College

Longsands College

Longsands is a coeducational secondary school in the town of St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England. It offers state funded education.-History:Longsands College was opened in September 1960 as "Longsands School", a Secondary Modern, under its original headmaster Harold K Whiting assisted by Deputy...

, St. Neots, 1976–88.