Home - How Was School?

Explore stories by theme

About the project, about oral history, further links

Explore the history of disabled people and education through time

Schools packs, worksheets and external links

Hear our voices

A random selection of stories from the site

Here Jane recalls friends dying when she was a child.

Here Mavis describes her school being sent oranges for Christmas.

Here Zara recalls the negative attitude of her English teacher.

Here Angela talks about her first memory of residential school.

Here Etty remembers her mum.

Here Mark talks about the expectations of him and his peers

Explore the timeline...