Brian Jackson (educator)

Brian Jackson (28 December 1932 – 3 July 1983)[1] was a 20th-century British educationalist who was involved in the debate over selective schooling during the 1960s.[2]

Brian Jackson

In 1960 Brian Jackson and Michael Young created the Advisory Centre for Education.[3] They went on to establish the National Extension College in 1963 as a pilot for the Open University. He founded the National Educational Research and Development Trust (NERDT) which set up the National Children's Centre in 1975 in Huddersfield. Jackson had a major influence on the development of ideas and the practice of childcare.[4]

Brian Jackson collapsed 500 yards from the finish whilst taking part in a charity five mile run in aid of the National Children's Centre. He was given heart massage but was pronounced dead on arrival at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

Bibliography

References
  1. "Jackson, Brian Anthony (1932-1983) educationalist". janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. Zientek, Henryk. "Brian Jackson commemorated with annual lecture". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. "History of the Advisory Centre for Education". Retrieved Feb 24, 2016.
  4. Brian Jackson: Educational Innovator and Social Reformer. Kit Hardwick. (2003)


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