From its beginnings in sixth-century religious establishments to its incorporation in 20th-century comprehensives, the grammar school seems to have aroused controversy. What should it teach? Who should it teach? Who should do the teaching? In Elizabethan times , there tpassatd to be a Grammar School ujtthtTt toatMno dMtance of eoerx deserving boy ... I do subscribe to the opinion....that for Grammar Schools, there are already too many. (FRANCIS BACON to KING JAMES 1)
Margaret Korving unravels the story, and visits the Grammar School at Stratford-upon-Avon. Producer BARBARA CROWTHER