Lessons from History

By: Daisy Christodoulou and Elizabeth Wells
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  • Thinking about education in the past can help us make sense of it in the present and the future. In this podcast Daisy and Elizabeth consider what lessons the history of education can teach us.



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    Daisy Christodoulou and Elizabeth Wells
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Episodes
  • Pupil Rebellions (pt. 2)

    Pupil Rebellions (pt. 2)
    Feb 23 2024
    In this, the second of a two part series on pupil rebellions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Daisy and Elizabeth discuss how teachers, parents and the general public reacted to school boy riots, social contagion and what finally brought the phenomenon to a close.

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    44 mins
  • Pupil Rebellions (pt. 1)

    Pupil Rebellions (pt. 1)
    Feb 9 2024
    Daisy and Elizabeth discuss a spate of pupil rebellions which rocked elite public schools in the late 18th century. In this, the first of two parts, they discuss some of the more dramatic events involving home-made bombs, firearms, soldiers and the reading of the Riot Act.

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    40 mins
  • The Butler Act (pt. 2)

    The Butler Act (pt. 2)
    Jan 26 2024
    The second part of Daisy and Elizabeth's interview with Sir Michael Barber considers the legacy of the Butler Act (1944), including its creation of a tripartite system of education and the passage of the legislation through Parliament.

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    46 mins

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