Family and Community
None of us are okay until all are okay. This is a maxim I believe. This was the prevailing attitude in the 1970s and it is something worth being nostalgic about.
Author: Claire Hill
Claire Hill was born in Cheshire and is married with three children and five grandchildren. She and her husband now live in East Sussex. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama where she did the teacher’s course, qualifying as a teacher of English and Drama in the mid 70’s . Claire started teaching in London, but also taught in Bradford, Kent and East Sussex (as well as abroad briefly). She has taught every age group from 4 – 18/adults, in primary, secondary and special schools. Claire has co-authored a Drama text book and is also a dyslexia specialist, having studied for a post grad whilst teaching. She likes dogs, reading, writing, theatre, cooking, gardening and listening to music (all kinds).
School Exchange Visits Abroad
The author tells of life enhancing experiences on school exchange visits abroad, friendship and sadness at the loss of this opportunity
A Spanish Refugee’s Tale
A Spanish refugee’s tale of his escape from fascist Spain, as told in many a late-night conversation to his nephew’s wife.
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
Mental handicap seen through the ages
Nowadays a child in need of special help gets “statemented” for SEN. Claire’s brother spent his life incarcerated due to mental handicap
England Would Never Condone Fascism
After the war, in which we were on the side that fought against fascism: “England would never condone any form of fascism” I often heard said.