A COTSWOLD VILLAGE SCHOOL FROM VICTORIAN TIMES
Written by Michael Boyes
Published by The Rissingtons Local History Society
in 1997
ISBN: 095306610x
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- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
A COTSWOLD VILLAGE SCHOOL FROM VICTORIAN TIMES
Written by Michael Boyes.
Stock no. 1811455
1st.
1997.
Softcover.
Nearly fine condition.
An account of the development of education in one rural village - Great Rissington - of which much of this account could apply equally to other small villages in the Cotswolds and elsewhere. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095306610x. A nice, clean copy.
Front cover
Contents
- 1 A New Beginning
- 2 The Early Years - Setting the Scene
- 3 Great Rissington National School
- 4 Developments in Education from 1860 to 1902
- The Revised Code and 'Payment by Results'
- Attendance
- Education Legislation - 1870 to 1902
- 5 Great Rissington Board School
- 6 Extracts from the School Board Minute Book - 1875 to 1896
- Inspection Day
- 7 The Building of the New School
- 8 The Final Years of the School Board
- 9 Great Rissington Council School - to 1920
- The School Attendance Sub-Committee
- Discipline and Punishment
- Health and Fitness
- Reports by HM Inspector, 1906 - 1910
- The School House
- From 1912 to 1914
- The First World War
- 10 The Years from 1920 to 1937