Until 1870 the Government had not seen the need to do anything about educating any children – if the parents could afford to do so on their own account then that was fine by them. So the only schooling available to the mass of children was set up by religious groups and the Church of… Continue reading School attendance
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In 1811 the Church of England founded the “National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church in England and Wales” often just referred to as the National Society. The aim of this new organisation was that “the National religion should be made the foundation of National education… Continue reading School lessons
Armitage School Logbook 1917
The transcript below is taken from Armitage Senior School for 1917 – the building at the top of Church Lane. It was written by G.H. Neville, Headmaster. It shows that the school year started in April and that the summer holidays were taken for the hay harvest and for the corn harvest – the School… Continue reading Armitage School Logbook 1917
The Croft School, Armitage
Centenary of Armitage Croft school