I researched the history of this school (St. Michael’s at Bamford, Lancashire) forty one years ago for a long essay as part of my teacher training. I came across it recently and thought that it might be of interest to others. I had access to the...
The curriculum in the Victorian school evolved over many years. At first it was the 3 R's - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic plus Needlework for girls.New Codes were introduced which added history and geography. In 1871 W.E. Forster introduced a new code which increased the grants available and also...
In the Victorian schools teachers took on Monitors to train as teachers. These children were as young as thirteen. They became Pupil Teachers and some went on to college. This is the story of Mary Ann Collingwood who spent more than fifty years at the school as a Pupil, Monitor, Pupil Teacher and...
Growing up in the 1950s before we had television meant that we played outside for hours. The games kept us fit: skipping, marbles, hopscotch, etc.