Themes

Explore stories by theme

About

About the project, about oral history, further links

Timeline

Explore the history of disabled people and education through time

Resources

Schools packs, worksheets and external links

Hear our voices

A random selection of stories from the site

Lord of the Flies

Here Haq describes a ‘top dog’ culture at his school.

Sherlock Holmes

Here Joanne talks about feeling excluded from school trips.

Low Aspirations

Here Simone talks about her parents’ aspirations for her.

The Slipper

Here Jamie describes being punished by being hit with various objects at school.

Reading Instead

Here Roger recalls being sent to read instead of doing Games.

Oranges for Christmas

Here Mavis describes her school being sent oranges for Christmas.

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