Hadow (1931)

(page numbers in brackets)

Preliminary pages (i-xviii)
Membership, Analysis, Preface, Introduction

Chapter I (1-21)
The development of the conception of primary education
Chapter II (22-32)
The physical development of children between 7 and 11
Chapter III (33-58)
The mental development of children between 7 and 11
Chapter IV (59-72)
The age limits for the upper stage of primary education
Chapter V (73-82)
The internal organisation of primary schools
Chapter VI (83-90)
Retarded children in the primary school
Chapter VII (91-106)
The curriculum of the primary school
Chapter VIII (107-115)
The staffing of primary schools and the training of teachers
Chapter IX (116-122)
The premises and equipment of primary schools
Chapter X (123-132)
Examinations in primary schools
Chapter XI (133-149)
Summary of principal conclusions and recommendations
Suggestions (150-206)
on the curriculum of primary schools

Appendix I (207-221)
List of witnesses
Appendix II (222-254)
Physical development of 7-11 year olds (Harris)
Appendix III (254-279)
Mental development of 7-11 year olds (Burt)

Index (280-290)

Notes on the text

The full text of the report (including the Appendices) is online.

I have retained the original paragraphing and capitalisation, but I've modernised some of the punctuation (so that, for example, " secondary " is shown as 'secondary' and Mr. W.H. Webbe C.B.E. appears as Mr WH Webbe CBE); and I've updated one or two spellings (timetable instead of time-table, today instead of to-day etc).

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For a summary of this report, see my article The Hadow Reports: an introduction.