Claude Robinson (b.1898)

Claude Robinson (b.1898) – Education and Schooling Part 1

‘The school had an appearance of freshness and tidiness, everything seemed quiet and under control’ (pg.1) – Robinson, C. (1982) These We …

669 ROBINSON, Claude, These We Have Loved (New Horizon, Bognor Regis, 1982), pp.165 + 28pp. index, 1p. list of abbreviations, 14pp. chapter …

One of the first things I learnt about Claude Robinson when I was initially discovering his past is that he experienced something …

In Claude Robinson’s life, hard work was a source of pride and solidarity. As we uncovered in my introduction blog post for …

‘The Anti-Labour elements, who had bitterly resented my appointment as Headmaster, came to recognise that I was only concerned about the welfare …

Writing Lives has been an interesting module for me to partake in and one reason for this is the blog post format; …

‘The historical importance of the unemployment in Jarrow, unlike that which swept the world after the Wall Street collapse in 1929, consists …

Claude Robinson’s clashes with the higher-ups in charge of the education system were numerous during his time at Jarrow School, and he …

Claude Robinson’s memoir depicts his life as a teacher and more broadly ‘the history of the school’ in the town of Jarrow …

Due to the nature of the councillors who dictated whether Jarrow School would be allowed to wither or flourish, one constant theme …