Janine Wiedel Photo Library - Documentary images

Many children of the Windrush generation arrived in the 60s and 70s from the Caribbean to join their parents and enter the UK school system. For many, life in Britain was not easy. This is a small selection The library is continually being updated as I continue to scan my earlier documentary photographs and stories. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

This is a small selection The library is continually being updated as I continue to scan my earlier documentary photographs and stories. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

The Scotland Road Free School was started by John Ord and Bill Murphy in the early 1970s when the “free schooling / de-schooling “ ideology was at it’s height. It ran from 1971-1974. It was establish as "a school run by children, parents and teachers together, without a headmaster, centralised authority or the usual hierarchies. It would be open when it was needed and lessons would be optional". …… "The school will be a community school...totally involved with its environment.....the vanguard of social change". PLEASE "CLICK ALL" below

The Storefront was an educational project founded in 1966 by the poet Ned O'Gorman. He took over an empty shop on 126th Street in Harlem, New York City in the1970's. It provided breakfast, lunch, and medical care to the local area and aimed to open children's eyes to new oportunities. In the years to come Ned's solo dream grew into an elementary school.

On the day that the government voted for 3x increase in student education tuition fees, a group of 20, 000 students march through central London to Westminster where they were quickly kettled (contained) into Parliament Square by TSG riot police. With no room to move, the fencing protecting the green was rapidly torn down by angry protesters who felt very betrayed by the lib Dems. As the day progressed, anger, high spirits and testosterone created a volatile atmosphere with overreaction from both the students and the police. Small fires were lit with burning placards, metal fences transported above the crowd,smoke bombs,fireworks, and many attempts to push through lines of baton wielding riot police who blocked all exits. As the night closed in the windows of the Treasury were systematically smashed. For some reason there seemed no attempt to prevent this vandalism which did the student cause no good. The day ended 45 students and a hand full police injured. There were many arrests and one youth with severe head injuries from a truncheon. Altogether a full on, confusing and extremely violent day with my camera.

With youth unemployment at an all time high, students march through London on a demonstration to fight for jobs, youth training schemes, and free tuition fees. 28.11.09

Demonstration of student protesting cuts in tuition fees London 2011

Taking to the streets of London in blizzard conditions,5000 students protested Education cuts & increases in in tuition fees. The third demonstration in 2 weeks clearly shows the level of anger against the governments proposals. London UK 30.11.2010

Students gathered in Piccadilly Circus and marched to Parliament Square on the day Parliament voted today to scrap EMA payments. London, UK. 19/01/2011 Students aged 16-18 whose parent earn less than 20,000 a year have been enabled and encouraged to stay in education by the payment of a £30 a week educational maintenance allowance.

Around 5,000 students marched through central London to protest the proposed Education cuts and increase in tuition fees. Arriving at Whitehall they were immediately kettled (contained) by police and unable to leave the area for the next 9 hours. An old police van with no treads was driven into the crowd and abandoned. The high spirits and frustration at being trapped without food, water or toilets meant that the van was demolished throughout the afternoon. A group of school girls attempted without success to warn those vandalizing the van that it was a trap meant to discredit the real and important issues they were there to highlight.

A small sample of education photographs. Coverage still being scanned include: Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary,Further and Adult learning Special Needs Schools. To find more search by keywords or contact me.