Back in Time for School - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Victorians 1895-1914
Starting in 1895, 15 pupils and three teachers are fast-forwarded through 100 years of education, as they explore what schools taught and the way they were taught it, reflecting the transformation in Britain far beyond the school gates. From a time when only 4 percent of children went to secondary school, these pupils form part of the lucky few, as they get to grips with their Victorian classroom.
Strict rules, formality and ceremony inform the Victorian school day, a world away from the pupils' modern-day experiences.
The children and teachers explore scientific revolution, changing women's roles, school dinners, punishments, housewifery for girls and 1904 Empire Day.
The Interwar Years 1918-1939
Starting in 1918 in the shadow of the First World War, pupils discover that inter-war schooling bears similarities to their experiences in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
The 1940s and 50s
The Second World War is over, and with it comes a revolution in education - the tripartite system, splitting children into one of three schools: grammars, secondary moderns and technical schools.
The 1960s
In the swinging 60s, the class experience bricklaying, typing, cooking and even a spot of Mini driving.
The 1970s
The class enters the experimental 1970s. They rewrite the rule book and learn weird and wonderful lessons as the free spirit of the era creeps into the classroom.
The 1980s
The 1990s
Finale
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