Education, work and labour relations in Britain 1950-79:
Education 1960-79:
This topic on education 1960-1979 builds on your study of the development of the Tri-Partite system and the 11+ exam of the 1950s. It will be delivered through a "Flipped Classroom" approach. This will require you reading, reviewing and studying provided materials, both written and online before the lesson so that you can attempt learning activities in class.
The Student Booklet:
gcse_history_flipped_study_booklet.docx | |
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education_1960-79 lesson slides.pdf | |
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Thinking Task 1: - "What is the point of education?"
Watch the video below, it will provide some thought provoking ideas that will help you tackle the first FLIP activity in your study booklet.
Thinking Task 2: Comprehensives - for or against?
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/comprehensive-schools-the-history/92186.article
Go to this article and read it regarding the debate over Grammar v Comprehensive schools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_schools_debate
Further arguments can be found here.
Go to this article and read it regarding the debate over Grammar v Comprehensive schools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_schools_debate
Further arguments can be found here.
arguments_over_comprehensive_education..docx | |
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Thinking Task 4: Plowden Report 1967.
Watch the video below. Think carefully about the images, song title and lyrics. Can you find any links between the central message of Pink Floyd's song and the central message of Lady Plowden's report from 1967?
Learning Task 5: The dangers of progressive education!
https://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=2259514 - Times Educational Supplement story on William Tyndale Junior School.
http://www.theguardian.com/century/1970-1979/Story/0,,106857,00.html - joke account of the William Tyndale Junior School story .
http://www.theguardian.com/century/1970-1979/Story/0,,106857,00.html - joke account of the William Tyndale Junior School story .
Labour Relations 1960 - 79:
Lesson 1 and 2: Changes to the British Economy.
In these lessons you will explore the causes and consequences of changes to the British Economy. You will examine the move into a post-industrial world and the rise of white collar over blue collar jobs. You will also think about why women needed specific laws dealing with their position in the work place. Finally you will practice source skills in two exam questions.
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changes_to_the_economy_1960-79.pdf | |
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Text book pages.pdf | |
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hot_sheet_-_changes_to_employment..docx | |
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