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| Description | Various items from print media and publications about the White Lion Street Free School and other free schools, including:
- Article about the school by Roy Kerridge, published in the Winter 1984 issue of The Salisbury Review. The article is largely critical of the school and the behaviour of the children. [See NW/1 for another copy, plus a response by Nigel Wright.]
- Photocopy of an article from the Morning Star, 31 October 1990, reviewing Nigel Wright’s books, “Assessing Radical Education” and “Free School”.
- Resurgence magazine, Issue 118 (September-October 1986). Contains an article by John Aitkenhead about Kilquhanity free school.
- “Dirty Dishes” periodical, issue no. 3, February 1982. Pages 26-27 feature an article on the White Lion Free School, including interviews with some of the female staff and students.
- Photocopied extract from the book “Free Way to Learning: Educational Alternatives in Action”, edited by David Head, 1974. Contains chapter 2, “Community School on the Way”, about the White Lion Street Free School. Discusses the history of the school, its aims, how it is run, and the organisations which provide support to the school.
- Photocopy of a newspaper article about a pupil at White Lion. Date c. 1985.
- Typed report entitled “A Criticism of the ‘Free Choice’ Method of Education Based on Total Children’s Rights as at William Tyndale Junior School”. No author, no date.
- Handwritten essay entitled “At the Limits of Progressive Education?” by Michael Farrell. Discusses the White Lion School, including quotations from staff, parents, and children. |