The Victorian Classroom

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.

Lesson Planning

Learn about classroom organisation, teaching and behaviour management in Victorian schools. Compare to their own experiences.

Teaching Outcomes:

To use sources to compare and contrast the experiences of a Victorian pupil with one of today, identifying advantages/disadvantages of each era.

Children will:

Compare Victorian and modern school experiences.
Consider the appropriateness of Victorian punishment.

Planning

Provided Resources

Images of Victorian schools
Victorian accounts of teaching in schools
Object lessons list
Dickens on schools with proverbs about behaviour
School comparison profile.

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

Overview of the Victorian classroom from bbc.co.uk
Original and digitised logbook from Stretton Handley Primary School
Victorian schools information from primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk
Information about education/children in workhouses from history.powys.org.uk