... cane was also used, but rarely. The main subjects concentrated on were maths and science (biology, chemistry and physics). Mr Holland didn't really enjoy school until he got to 6th form. He thinks his education was brilliant and extremely effective as they were made to work very hard at school and then do up to 3 hours homework each night including weekends. Max left school at 18 and went on to further education getting a B.Sc, he is a Retired Aero Engineer. Case study 2- Brigid Wall- Grammar School, 1971- 1976 Mrs Wall went to La Retraite High School, in Bristol. It was an independent secondary school, or a grammar school, and it was catholic and for girls only. She passed her 11plus exam but failed her entrance exam for the school, however she was still accepted. The choice of her school was completely her parents' and she had no say ...

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