Lessons

Difficult subject

Here Ron talks about sex education at school.

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.