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The Worst School in England: The rise and fall off Hackney Downs - the 'Jewish Eton'

The Worst School in England: The rise and fall off Hackney Downs - the 'Jewish Eton'


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The extraordinary story of an influential school that in its short life - 1870-1995 - progressed through an astonishing sequence of phases. Established as a fee-paying grammar by the Grocers' Company, Hackney Downs became one of London's leading schools, achieving outstanding academic results. After a disastrous fire in 1963, the school converted early and successfully to comprehensive. During the 1980s, for political and demographic reasons, the school declined rapidly to become 'the worst school in the country'. In 1995, after months of inspection, disruption and protest, the school was summarily closed by the government. Distinguished alumni include Harold Pinter, Steven Berkoff, Sir Michael Caine, artist Leon Kossoff, entrepreneur John Bloom and former head of Mossad, Efraim Halevy - giving rise to the sobriquet 'Jewish Eton'. This balanced history combines institutional records with former pupils' personal stories. A popular micro-history of secondary education in London, with vivid accounts of wartime evacuation, anti-Semitism, cultural achievement, curriculum innovation, classroom challenges and political conflict.

About the Author :
Dr. Tim Dowley has worked with books throughout his career, writing on history, religion and music. He is also a successful poet, playwright and children's author. With a History degree and doctorate from Manchester University - for research on Religious Persecution in Restoration England - Tim has also taught, acted, worked as a hospital porter and travel lecturer, and staged art shows. Living with his family in Dulwich, South London, he loves travel, theatre, painting and music-making. Tim was a pupil at Hackney Downs School.

Review :
'A valuable contribution to education scholarship.' Dr John Hardcastle, Institute of Education, London 'An excellent addition to the relatively limited history of non-private schools in England. Hackney Downs was a remarkable school and did not deserve its ending and the opprobrium heaped on it... It was indeed the Jewish Eton for some time and produced some great characters. ' Dr Sally Tomlinson, St Antony's College, Oxford


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  • ISBN-13: 9781036915711
  • Publisher: Clove Club
  • Publisher Imprint: Clove Club
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 226
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The rise and fall off Hackney Downs - the 'Jewish Eton'
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1036915719
  • Publisher Date: 12 May 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
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  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 553 gr


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