During the 1930s Britain was gradually replacing her old,out-dated unhealthy schools with modern well-equipped, fully staffed new schools. Examples of the kind of nursery school, junior school, and senior school which the New Education Act was designed to make the rule rather than the exception throughout Britain, are studied in this film; emphasis is placed on the type of syllabus being taught and the kind of skills being developed in school children in these schools.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321979
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Curriculum planning
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)