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Beginning of 19th century- weren’t required to have an education
1891- Free education was introduced to ages up to 11 by the GOVERNMENT.
1899- School leaving-age raised to 12 YEARS OLD.
Many poor Victorian children didn’t have the chance to go to School- › Forced to work to earn money for their families.
Attendance became compulsory for ages 5-13 because of the Act of 1870.
Queen Victoria came to throne in 1837:› Only Schools for poor kids= Charity/Church (dame) Schools Set up by teachers within their own homes
1844- 200 ragged Schools for over 300,000 students/kids (NO OTHER PLACE TO GO)
Depended on the wealth of the child’s family› Rich children- could be tutored
Could go to boarding School, or a private academy
Emphasized on: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Bible Study› Mixed into industrial and commercial subjects in many schools
Assembly hall› Morning and Afternoon
With singing/hymns. Science classes, Wood work shop (for boys) and cookery class (for girls) was also included
Classes were large- up to 60 pupils in each class
Kids aged 5-13 paid 1 pence a week for their education
1870- Government introduced system of education that let local authorities set up Schools paid for out of the rates or taxes
'Londoners over the border', from Household Words, a weekly journal
conducted by Charles Dickens. Issue No. 390, 12 September, 1857.
Hader, Suzanne. “The Bildungsroman Genre: Great Expectations.” The Victorian Web: An Overview. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2010. <http://
www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/ge/ br.ge.html>.
“London’s children in the 19th-century.” Museum of London- English. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2010. <http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Learning/Learningonline/ features/wc/world_city_6.htm#6>.