Time for School

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Victorians Victorian Schools

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Objectives

History

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: the changing power of monarchs using case studies such as Victoria.
Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

Computing

Use software to create content and present information.

Lesson Planning

Learn how new laws made education universal and eventually free for all.

Teaching Outcomes:

To investigate schooling in the Victorian period and the laws that made education free.
To use internet search engines to find out about Victorian education reforms and ICT skills to produce their own ‘Education Act’ manuscript.

Children will:

Understand schooling in the Victorian period and the laws that made education free.
Use ICT sources to research each reform made to education.

Planning

Provided Resources

Employment and Education Reforms table
Texts relating to reforms
Example of the 1870 Education Act Bill

Unit Resources

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

BBC introduction to impact of 1870 Education Act
BBC video illustrating Victorian teaching
Information about changes in education during Victorian times
Original and digitised logbook records dealing with school buildings, behaviour, lessons, health and attendance
Information about Victorian schools
Dramatisation about Lord Shaftesbury and Ragged Schools