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Author: Harley Richardson

Why is the history of education worth knowing?
6 May 202018 May 2020

Why is the history of education worth knowing?

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Understanding how schools developed in the past can help us make good decisions about how they should look now and in the future. Are you curious about the past? Are you a keen reader? If the answer to both these questions is yes, you’re in luck. There are history books available about pretty much every aspect of human life over […]

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Schools through the ages: an illustrated history
4 May 202014 May 2020

Schools through the ages: an illustrated history

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Tuesday 12th May, 8-9pm BST As a lockdown experiment, I’m giving an online version of my introduction to the history of education. 1500 years in 40 minutes, covering the evolution of schools in England from the first grammar school to the beginnings of the state system. It will explain the profound impact that events such as the Black Death, the […]

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