Britain 1760 -1913
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Timeline Britain 1760 -1913 |
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1870 Education Act
This is the Shepherd Street Mission School in Preston. All the children were taught together in one big classroom.
In Preston many children were `half-timers'. `Half-timers' spent half of their day in school and the rest of the day working in cotton factories Despite
the work of churches, which provided day schools in towns like Preston,
it was clear that in the mid-1860s, half the children of school age
in Britain did not attend regular daytime education.
The Education Act
of 1870 gave local authorities the responsibility for building schools
and providing an education to all children. Local school boards were
set up which were responsible for building new schools. All schools
were subject to Government regulation and inspection.
In 1876 all children
under 10 were required by law to attend school. This was extended to
include all children under 12 years old in 1899 and all children under
14 years old in 1918. In 1896 all school fees in state schools were
abolished and education became free for all. |
