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This part looks at the golden age of the grammar schools in the 1950s and 60s and their sudden demise. With contributions from Michael Wood, Edwina Currie and Michael Portillo.
- Programme: The Grammar School: A Secret History
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Sociology | How has the UK education system changed? | The diversity of educational provision: Government policies from 1988 onwards, including vocational and work-based training. Ideological influences on government educational policy: New Right; social democratic. The impact of educational policies on: inclusion, access to education and opportunities; gender, class, ethnicity; competition, diversity and choice; raising standards.
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