Responsible Subversives

The UK didn’t used to split education at 11 years of age. From 1870 to 1944 it had all-through schools called elementary schools. So why did we decide to split schooling back then and is it still working for us – and our children – now?

In this short interview, John Abbott provides a brief history of why we split schools at 11 and asks why we continue to do so when we know it is counter to what children need.