This biography of an outstanding figure in the post-World War II British school system offers new and important insights into the history of education. Detailing Newsom's ides about the type of schooling children would need after the war, it is shown how he quickly coordinated the country's welfare and education services as many thousands of evacuees escaped to Hertfordshire from the German bombing raids on London. His success at a time of accentuated demand for social reform is made apparent, explaining his radical school designs which were linked to liberal child-centered teaching approaches. Attention is paid to those areas of education particularly close to Newsom's heart--the arts, outdoor camps and expeditions, and the reconciliation of war-torn nations through overseas exchanges.
- ISBN10 0954218981
- ISBN13 9780954218980
- Publish Date 26 April 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 July 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher University of Hertfordshire Press
- Imprint Hertfordshire Publications
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English