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The 50s and 60s: Growing up and being young in Britain by Alison Pressley (Michael O'Mara Books, 2003)
The author has collected personal reminiscences from all over the country and from widely different backgrounds. Funny, poignant, sometimes sad vignettes offer real insight into 1950s childhood innocence and the fab days of the 1960s.
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The 1960's Scrapbook by Robert Opie (New Cavendish Books, 2000)
A tour of the 1960s with more than 1,000 photographs of products from the decade.
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The Fifties and Sixties: A lifestyle revolution by Steve Humphries and Miriam Akhtar (Boxtree, 2002)
Illustrated book that provides an insight into an era that changed people's life patterns irrevocably. Among other subjects the authors cover the 'golden' era of childhood and the rising profile of the teenager.
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Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the present day edited by Joy Palmer and David Edward Cooper (Routledge, 2001)
Looks at the most significant contributors of the 20th century to the debate on education and provides a unique history of educational thinking. Each essay gives key biographical information and a list suggesting further reading.
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Growing Up in the Sixties by Rebecca Hunter (Hodder Wayland, 2002)
A children's book that looks at growing up in Britain in the 1960s. People from different social groups offer their memories and reflections combined with historical information to cover issues like prosperity, changes in fashion, the Beatles, games they played and what going to school was like.
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Learning: What's in it for schools by Louise Stoll, Dean Fink and Lorna Earl (Routledge Falmer, 2002)
Discusses the role of schools in depth, arguing that their primary focus should always be learning.
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Schools that Learn: A fieldbook for teachers, administrators, parents and everyone who cares about education by Peter Senge et al (Nicholas Brealey, 2000)
Focuses on the problems of the modern educational system and how to solve them. It brings together practices that are currently being used in schools and features numerous case studies from prominent educators. Offers a wealth of practical tools, anecdotes and advice that parents and educators can use to make schools better.
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Summerhill School: A new view of childhood by A S Neill (St Martin's Press, 1995)
First published in the 1960s, this is the story of the 'free' school in Suffolk, written by the most radical of Britain's progressive educationalists.
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Are We Still Living With The 60s
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/
hi/newsid_3907000/3907817.stm
Response to Tony Blair's recent scathing attack on the legacy of the 1960s, that compares then with now in a number of areas, including education. Readers' reactions are also posted.
Brilliant Careers
www.channel4.com/brilliantcareers
Get creative about your future with this site that has tons of advice, free online courses, a careers database and much more for 16-24 year olds.
Comprehensive schools
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
EDcomprehensive.htm
Looks at the birth of comprehensive schools and the secondary modern in Britain.
Department for Education and Skills
www.dfes.gov.uk
This government site has up-to-date information about the UK education system. Links, features and information about all the current issues and debates in education.
Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk
Catch up with some of your old classmates and find out what became of them with this popular online resource.
Hotcourses
www.hotcourses.com
Looking for a course, school, college or financial award? Hotcourses offers an extensive database of educational opportunities.
Learndirect
Tel: 0800 100 900
Website: www.learndirect.co.uk
Offers free advice on how to get started on courses to suit your needs.
Schoolsnet
www.schoolsnet.com
Authoritative guide to UK schools with a database and online lessons.
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