Monthly Archives: December 2019
How wooden bricks can build a world : the Play Well exhibition at the Wellcome Gallery
Little wooden cubes and balls, plain and smooth, tiny wooden squares and triangles, painted in primary colours, all elevated to the status of exhibits in glass cases. Contemporary art perhaps? Much better. The next case shows a wooden model of … Continue reading
Posted in History of Education
Tagged dolls, exhibitions, Froebel, gender roles, history of education, outdoor learning, play, Reggio Emilia, toy bricks, toys
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Spotlight on the NUT donation: two papers on domestic science education.
As you may already be aware, in late 2016 we received a wonderful donation from the National Union of Teachers (NUT) which included 380 pamphlet boxes containing material published by the NUT itself and many other organisations operating in the … Continue reading
Posted in Library and Archives
Tagged Domestic Science, girls, Hillfield, housework, Hull Conference 1912, K.M. Halpin, Kensal House, Margate Conference 1938, National Union of Teachers, NUT, Selina Dix, Sixth International Conference of Scientific Management, women, Women's Gas Council
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Focus on DERA: Creating a trans inclusive environment in schools and colleges
The IOE Library has always collected documents published by government and other relevant bodies in the areas of education, training, children, and families. Today, the Official Publications Collection here at the Library is the largest of our special collections and … Continue reading
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