The Secret History of a SchoolSeries 1Episodes Available now
10. A School of the Future
10/10Alan Johnson visits a brand new academy on the site, Ark All Saints.
9. Punishment
9/10Alan Johnson examines school punishments from Victorian times to the present day.
8. A Changing Neighbourhood
8/10Alan Johnson considers the impact of violence and gangs in the school's neighbourhood.
7. Golden Years
7/10Alan Johnson uncovers the school's success stories in academic and sporting fields.
6. The Comprehensive System
6/10Alan Johnson considers the pros and cons of the more liberal comprehensive system.
5. The Rise of the Secondary Modern
5/10Alan Johnson documents the school's reconstruction after the war.
4. Second World War
4/10Alan Johnson, the former Education Secretary, discovers the impact of the Second World War
3. Wartime & Depression
3/10Alan Johnson history of school education during the First World War and 1930s depression.
2. Hop-picking
2/10Alan Johnson's history of school education takes him to a hop garden in Kent.
1. Beginnings
1/10Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in London.
