Learning

Lessons

Choices

Nadia describes talks about restricted subject choices.

The Letter H

Here Belinda describes her confusion in lessons.

Having to Lipread

Here Philip describes the difficulty of having to lipread in lessons.

Doing Clocks

Here Debbie talks to Ursula about learning to tell the time.

Parlour Songs

Here Ronald recalls some of the Parlour songs he was taught at school.

Protons and Neutrons

Here Ajay describes the difference between he and his brother’s schooling.

Dinosaurs

Here Jane talks about the lack of education and low expectations in her school.

Eating Yoghurt

Here Simone talks about having less opportunity of learning with a narrow curriculum

Focus on Physio

Here Michelle describes her lack of learning opportunities in school.

Bookends

Here David describes the focus on Woodwork in his school.

Recognition

Here Deborah recalls having her ability recognised in her Art lessons.

Catching up in Mainstream

Here Zara describes the different levels of learning achieved in both her mainstream and special settings.

Housewifery

Here Mavis describes learning how to iron and starch.

Taking Exams

Here Maresa talks about taking exams in school.

I Just Punched Her

Here Clenton talks about his fear of reading in class.

Copying from the Blackboard

Here Elliot describes struggling to keep up with the teacher.

Basket Weaving

Here Sue remembers her Basket Weaving lessons.

Difficult subject

Here Ron talks about sex education at school.

Teachers

Protective Teachers

Here Ray recalls her teachers.

Feeling Safe

Here Samantha describes her relationship with her college tutor.

Mrs Elliot

Here Elliot describes being treated badly by one teacher.

Out of Bed

Here Phillip describes being got out of bed by the Deputy Head in the mornings.

Making Models

Here Joanne describes how her Science teacher was a role model for her.

Falling Asleep

Here David recalls what would happen if you fell asleep in an English lesson.

The Easy Road

Here Michelle talks about the kind of teachers she experienced in her special school.

Mr Cousteau and Mr Bantam

Here Richard talks about his difficult experiences with two teachers.

Miss Ainsworth

Here Christine describes her ‘horrible’ chain smoking teacher.

Squashed

Here Anthea describes the impact her teacher had on her confidence.

Magical Times

Here Micheline recalls fond memories of her Home Tuition tutor.

Teaching and Signing

Here Paul describes the difference in the abilities of some of his teachers.

Mr Freake

Here Mark talks about a wonderful primary school teacher.

English

Here Mark talks about a memorable English teacher

A Memorable Teacher

Here Clenton remembers Mr Hebden, a teacher who had a profound imact on his life.

There on sufferance

Here Ann describes how one teacher helped her escape from primary school.