EDUCATION OF CHARITY SCHOOLS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND

CHARITY SCHOOLS

• Also called Blue Coat Schools.
• The charity schools are supported by charitable contributions.
• School started at 9 a.m and ended at 5 p.m.
• The schools were dull, and had high windows.

DAME SCHOOLS

• A school run by one woman who was not trained and taught from home.
• Some families sent their children to dame schools to learn to sew,
• and learn the alphabet.

RAGGED SCHOOLS

• Schools for the poor children, it was started by John Pounds who was a shoemaker.
• The older kids had to help teach the younger ones.
• Schools were either a one room class room, or an old barn.

FUN FACTS

• Factory owners in 1833 were supposed to provide 2 hours of school.
• Most children didn't learn anything.
• Reformers worked to get laws passed for working conditions,
• and education.
• In 1880, children ages 5-10 must go to primary school.

FUN FACTS

• In 1981, the school pence fee was abolished and school became fee
• Schools taught 3r's, reading, writing, and arithmetic
• Once a week they have geography, history, and singing lessons
• Girls learned to sew

CHARITY SCHOOLS

• Teachers were strict and very scary.
• Used black boards and easels
• The 3 R's: Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic.
• Teachers used canes to punish children.
• Children go outside for playtime.

TEACHERS

• Teachers were strict and very scary
• Used black boards and easels

SCHOOL DAY

• School started at 9 AM AND ENDED AT 5 PM
• Used a cone to punish bad kids
• Went outside for playtime
• School was dull with high up windows

SOURCES:

• "Victorian Britain: Children At School" BBC News, BBC. Web. 25 Feb 2014
• Victorianschool.co.uk
• Logicmgmt.com/1876/educate.htm
• Borrow, Mandy. "Victorian Schools" Victorian schools. Mandy Borrow. Web. 25 Feb. 2014