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17-10-1981 - An girl and a boy reading at a shared desk in a school classroom. © Janina Struk

11-09-1985 - School pupils, Drummond Middle School, Bradford, 1985. Asian community perceived Headteacher Ray Honeyford as making racist remarks about his pupils. © John Harris

01-12-1986 - Pupils working during a maths class. © Paul Carter

05-10-1987 - Young boy looking through a magnifying glass at a slug on a teacher's hand. © Paul Carter

05-10-1987 - Teacher helping children learn about money. © Paul Carter

05-10-1987 - Young girl holding up a hand print painting. © Paul Carter

05-10-1987 - Teacher carrying a child through mud, during a nature walk. © Paul Carter

05-10-1987 - Young boy holding a stick insect. © Paul Carter

07-02-1988 - Two pupils during an technology lesson. One is using a soldering iron. © Paul Carter

25-03-1988 - children (mostly Asian) praying at Church of England primary school Nelson Lancashire 1988 © Stefano Cagnoni

25-03-1988 - Children studying at Church of England primary school Nelson Lancashire 25.3.88 © Stefano Cagnoni

25-03-1988 - Child studying at Church of England primary school Nelson Lancashire 25.3.88 © Stefano Cagnoni

25-03-1988 - Children using computer at Church of England primary school Nelson Lancashire 25.3.88 © Stefano Cagnoni

25-03-1988 - Young mothers keeping warm, Pendle Rise shopping centre, Nelson, Lancashire 1988 © Stefano Cagnoni

26-03-1988 - engineering student London © Stefano Cagnoni

26-03-1988 - teacher marking homework late at night © Stefano Cagnoni

14-07-1988 - Pupil studying maths at a primary school © John Harris

19-07-1988 - Pupils helping each other count during a maths lesson Primary school Birmingham © John Harris

19-07-1988 - Girl answering a question during classroom lesson Primary School Birmingham © John Harris

15-08-1988 - Kenneth Baker MP Secretary of State of Education with his Education Reform Act 1988 © John Harris

27-09-1988 - asian child praying St Augustine's Church of England school Halifax © Stefano Cagnoni

27-09-1988 - child answering question at St Augustine's Church of England School Halifax © Stefano Cagnoni

29-10-1988 - Asian girls working together on a science project School Mosley Birmingham © John Harris

04-11-1988 - School pupil eating a bag of chips for lunch in the street as the price of a school meal doubles. Bradford © John Harris

04-11-1988 - School pupil eating a bag of chips for lunch in the street as the price of a school meal doubles. Bradford © John Harris

12-12-1988 - Boy listening in lesson Junior and Infants School in the Midlands © John Harris

06-02-1989 - Two girls skipping together in the playground of a small country primary school during break time. Trinity, Church of England School © Paul Carter

06-02-1989 - Friends playing clapping games in a school playground. © Paul Carter

25-02-1989 - NUS demonstration against the introduction of loans in replace of grants for students through university education, London 1989. © Stefano Cagnoni

25-02-1989 - NUS demonstration against the introduction of loans in replace of grants for students through university education, London 1989. © Stefano Cagnoni

25-02-1989 - NUS demonstration against the introduction of loans in replace of grants for students through university education, London 1989. © Stefano Cagnoni

07-03-1989 - A swimming instructor at a local leisure centre teaches a little girl to swim with the help of water wings. He is a local government employee. © Paul Carter

01-04-1989 - Close up of father and two children, playing in a swimming pool. © Paul Carter

05-05-1989 - Pupils making Eid decorations Junior and infant school Batley Yorkshire © John Harris

09-05-1989 - Muslim pupil praying in a quiet area set aside for worship in the library of a secondary school in Dewsbury Yorkshire © John Harris

09-05-1989 - Muslim pupil studying maths lesson Junior and infant school Dewsbury Yorkshire © John Harris

16-05-1989 - School teachers in a discussion group © John Harris

16-06-1989 - Teacher listening to a question from a pupil during a lesson at a Primary School © John Harris

16-06-1989 - Teacher helping pupil with writing English lesson at a Primary School © John Harris

16-06-1989 - Pupils reading in a primary school library © John Harris

19-07-1989 - assembly, Gunter Road Primary School Birmingham 19.7.89 © John Harris

14-10-1989 - First year undergraduates at Oxford University assemble for the matriculation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre © Philip Wolmuth

14-10-1989 - First year undergraduates at Oxford University assemble for the matriculation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre © Philip Wolmuth

14-10-1989 - First year undergraduates at Oxford University assemble for the matriculation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre © Philip Wolmuth

14-10-1989 - First year undergraduates at Oxford University assemble for the matriculation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre © Philip Wolmuth

14-10-1989 - An Oxford don outside the Bodleian Library © Philip Wolmuth

09-11-1989 - Pupil studying in a Primary School class © John Harris

09-11-1989 - Pupil struggling with reading and writing during an English lesson in a primary school © John Harris

30-11-1989 - Teacher reading a story and showing the pictures in a lesson Junior and infant school Brixton London © John Harris

14-10-1989 - First year students pose for a matriculation photograph at University College, Oxford. © Philip Wolmuth

14-10-1989 - First year students pose for a matriculation photograph at University College, Oxford. © Philip Wolmuth

01-08-1989 - Afghan refugee children at mother tongue school, London, UK 1989 © Howard Davies

01-08-1989 - Teacher with refugee children from Vietnam and Cambodia at reception centre, Barmouth, Wales. UK. 1989 © Howard Davies

01-08-1989 - Assyrian Christian refugee children learn Aramaic at mother tongue school. London, UK. 1989 © Howard Davies

09-05-1989 - Muslim pupil praying in a quiet area set aside for worship in the library of a secondary school in Dewsbury Yorkshire © John Harris

03-05-1989 - Afghan refugee children on their way to camp school, NWFP Pakistan. 1989 © Howard Davies

03-05-1989 - Afghan refugee children at camp school, NWFP Pakistan. 1989 © Howard Davies

03-05-1989 - Afghan refugee girls at school. Keshkhi refugee camp. NWFP, Pakistan. 1989 © Howard Davies

03-05-1989 - Afghan refugee boy on a vocational training course funded by UNHCR. Peshawar, Pakistan. 1989 © Howard Davies

04-03-1989 - Small boy colouring. © Paul Carter

27-05-1988 - Teenage girls smoking on the eve of leaving school, Liverpool 1988 © Stefano Cagnoni

27-05-1988 - Youths playing truant, Dovecot Liverpool © Stefano Cagnoni

05-10-1987 - Young children and teacher during an urban nature walk. © Paul Carter

01-08-1987 - Vietnamese refugee children at a refugee play project. London. 1987 © Howard Davies

26-03-1987 - Schoolboys pass a factory being demolished as they walk home from school Aston Birmingham- once a thriving industrial area 1987 © John Harris

26-03-1987 - 1987 Birmingham. Pupils passing a factory being demolished as they walk home from Secondary school, Aston once a thriving industrial area © John Harris

01-12-1986 - Boy making a costume using a sewing machine. © Paul Carter

03-11-1986 - Youth on the rubble of the demolished KME factory, Kirkby, Liverpool 1981 an area of high unemployment, poverty, multiple deprivation and dependency on welfare. Much of the site is polluted with toxic... © John Harris

03-11-1986 - Youth burning an armchair in front of a boarded up pub on the Kirby housing estate, an area of high unemployment, poverty, multiple deprivation and dependency on welfare Liverpool 1986 © John Harris

26-07-1986 - A party of school children and their teacher discussing nuclear power - as part of an Environmental studies field trip - whilst standing on top of the reactor core of Calder Hall power station, amongs... © John Harris

04-05-1983 - Students at May Balls Cambridge 1983 © John Harris

04-05-1983 - Students at May Balls Cambridge 1983 © John Harris

04-05-1983 - Students leaving May Balls Cambridge 1983 © John Harris

04-05-1983 - Students punting on the river, dawn, May Balls 1983 Cambridge © John Harris

04-05-1983 - May Balls Cambridge 1983 Students punting down the river at dawn, splashing and letting off a fire extinguisher © John Harris

04-05-1983 - Students punting on the river at dawn May Balls 1983 Cambridge © John Harris

04-05-1983 - Students punting on the river at dawn May Balls 1983 Cambridge © John Harris

01-04-1983 - Youth firing catapult Birmingham wasteland 1983 whilst playing truant from schoolon waste ground. Local authority Housing clearance area © John Harris

01-08-1982 - Dinner lady serving food over a kitchen counter to two young girls. © Paul Carter