BRITISH SECONDARY SCHOOLS “CRUSHED BY THE LEGACY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY”

Children should be taught in the same way older adults are taught in the U3A, says U3A founder Eric Midwinter

Modern British education is not fit for purpose, being deeply influenced by nineteenth century public school literature and the 1902 Education Act, U3A founder Dr Eric Midwinter, OBE,  will say in the first U3A Founders’ Lecture, to be held on April 9 to mark the organisation’s thirtieth anniversary.

Scottish University of the Third Age – U3A in Scotland - now has 6,000 members Glasgow the only UK city without its own University of the Third Age

Glasgow is the only major UK city without its own local University of the Third Age (U3A), and the national organisation hopes to put that right within the next two years, a seminar at the 50 Plus Show in Glasgow heard today (10 November.)

U3A in Scotland Trustee Morag Tamisari told the seminar:

“In September Scotland saw the opening of its 41st local U3A – the Callander and West Perthshire U3A.  The 41 local U3As which make up U3A in Scotland have 6,000 members between them, from Orkney to Oban, from Skye to East Berwickshire. 

“Glasgow, however, remains for the moment the only major UK city without its own U3A – and that is something we hope to put right in the next year or two, so that Glasgow’s older citizens can benefit from the unique learning opportunities that the U3A offers.