Barns House

Synopsis: The first visual record of a school for maladjusted children (circa 1943). It is an amateur film, with a commentary spoken 35 years later by David Wills who had been in charge of the school and had written a book, ‘The Barns Experiment’, about it.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Year of production: 1979
Availability: Sale
Uses: Social and educational history on BEd courses.*
Subjects: Education
Keywords: schools; special needs education

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