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British Poor Schools in the Nineteenth Century, 1812-1901

These reports cover the history of poor schools and the societies that ran them in Britain. These papers cover schools from the Anglican and Wesleyan denominations as well as secular and Catholic schools. The reports chart the rise of education for the poor from the industrial revolution to the Victorian era. As the number of schools increased, the factory acts released children from work so that they could learn. The effects of these acts can be seen in these papers.

It has been represented unto [George the Third], that the means of Education for the poorer classes of our people are far from having increased in proportion with the population of these our Dominions

Writ of Privy Seal, 1817, National Society schools, 1812-1814; img 2

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Introductions to the reports describe the progress of each society over the past year. As charities that were funded by subscriptions, the societies made the case for their work at the beginning of each report.
The reports include lists of subscribers, including titles such as 'Rev', 'MP' and 'Countess'. These lists also include the amounts donated.
Scotland was more of a focus for the Catholic poor school society than for the other societies. Scotland was also represented on their committee.
The statistics on how many pupils attended each school enable the reader to see how the schools' attendance changed during the industrial revolution.
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