Tag Archives: poverty
The ‘gloomy sky’ and the ‘ruddy glow’ of Dickens’ London
“It was a Sunday evening in London, gloomy, close and stale… Nothing to see but streets, streets, streets. Nothing to breathe but streets, streets, streets.” A ‘Dickensian’ world has become a figure of speech, evoking grim workhouses and haunted graveyards, frosty … Continue reading
Posted in History of Education
Tagged Charles Dickens, child labour, childhood, Christmas, exhibitions, fiction, London, museums, novels, orphans, poverty, social history, Victorians
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Focus on DERA (Digital Education Resource Archive): School Meals.
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
Posted in Library and Archives
Tagged Breakfast Clubs, Chefs at School, Chefs in School, Club 365, DERA, DERA (Digital Education Resource Archive, diet, Digital Education Resource Archive, Free School Meals, HM Inspectorate of Education, Holiday Hunger, Houses of Parliament, Hungry for Success, Jaimie Oliver, London, North Lanarkshire Council, Northern Ireland, nutrition, Official Publications, poverty, Primary Schools, school dinners, school meals, Scotland, Scottish Government
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