5: Lessons In Class | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl
This program compares the country's oldest school, Winchester College, with a local comprehensive to illustrate the importance of education to the success of the middle classes.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 49'11''
- Broadcast year: 2001
Curriculum Connection
- 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.
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Middle Classes...Their Rise And Sprawl
- Episode: Lessons In Class
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