- Hardcover: 579 pages
- Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd (2007)
- ISBN-10: 1904244459
- ISBN-13: 978-1904244455
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 220,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A case study of the most successful years of State education in Great Britain in the post-war years, prior to the deliberate destruction of hundreds of the very best schools by the left wing educational establishment through the imposition of the Comprehensive system.
This is the story of one such excellent Grammar School, a tiny one-stream rural school, sometimes admitting 32% of the age range but bringing the very best teachers, largely unchanged for decades, who knew the names of all the pupils. It enjoyed the most dramatic site of any British Secondary school; on a mountain side overlooking the Lake District; the whole school took part in compulsory mountain walks with 168 crossing Striding Edge in 1965.
42 years after closure, 220 former pupils and staff returned for the 2007 reunion. They included Hospital Surgeons, University Professors, Writers, Teachers and Nuclear Scientists.
The book is written by John M. Mander, son of the last Headmaster, R.H. Mander, Head from 1936 - 1965. Born and brought up in School House on the site, the book reflects his personal insights into the school.
Over 600 pages, 549 illustrations. Hardback , colour cover.
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