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From: "Jan" <>
Subject: [UK-W&H] History Part III
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 16:39:10 +0100

HISTORY PART III

>From 1842 walks outside the walls became officially permitted for workhouse
inmates under the age of 15 though only at the discretion of the Master.

1868 Poor Law Boards began to approve applications from Unions to board out
their children

1870 education became compulsory in areas with adequate school places.
The Unions were allowed funds to pay for education outside the workhouse,
and the use of state schools for workhouse children became the general rule.

1880 school attendance became obligatory everywhere,

1889 new regulations were issued allowing the placing of children outside
the Union area.

1891 fees were abolished in elementary schools.
Social opinion was changing in the 1890's and many Boards of Guardians felt
it was better to remove the children away from the workhouse enviorment.
Moving away from the "farm" schools, they favoured the district school, run
by salaried officials employed by the Unions. The first district school was
opened in 1850 at Anerley in North Surrey.

1893 A universal minimum school leaving age was introduced at 11 years.

1899 School leaving age was raised to 12 years.

1915 Guardians were supposed to remove all children from the workhouse
environment, but the local Government Board had to rescind this order due to
the onset of war.

1918 School leaving age was raised to 14 years.

1920 The Ministry of Health claimed that 90% of poor law children in
Institutions were living in special accommodation, however this included
childrens wards within institutions.

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