
Easy as ABC
This month we’re kickin' it old-school to commemorate the International Literacy Day and ease the back-to-school gloom happening all around the country. Spanning decades of learning in classrooms and on school trips, children in these films are prepared and super-keen to get involved. Whether your school days are still fresh in your memory or long gone, we’ve all been there at some point. Watch and share your memories in the comments!
Films in this gallery
Our Future Citizens: Children of 1961
Children from North West London at play and at school.
Cherry Lane School, sports, cultural event and trip to waterways museum
Amateur film of Cherry Lane School, including sports day.
Queen Mary's Hospital School
A film made at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in Carshalton showing the activities engaged in by the patients resident…
Battersea Grammar School 250th Anniversary Celebrations
Film about the all-boys Battersea Grammar School showing the boys' activities in school and the celebrations for the 250th anniversary.
The Shirley Schools, Croydon, c.1927-29
A film of games and festivities for children of the Shirley Schools, Croydon.
Crayford County Secondary School: Trip to Bisham Abbey 1973
Crayford County Secondary School: Trip to Bisham Abbey
Moving up to Year Seven: A Welling School Film
Video presented by two kids at the Welling School in Bexley about how moving up to Year 7 isn't that…
Our Children: Primary Education for Brent in the 1990s
Our Children: Primary Education for Brent in the 1990s
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