Scottish schools in the 19th century

McKinney, S. J. and Edwards, R. (2022) Scottish schools in the 19th century. Open House, 298, pp. 12-13.

Abstract

In 2022 we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Education (Scotland) Act of 1872. It was the most important Education Act for compulsory school education in Scotland. It is regarded as a key Act in relation to the Education (Scotland) Act of 1918, which offered state funding for the denominational schools that had not transferred to the national system of board schools as a result of the 1872 Act. A wide and bewildering variety of schools existed in Scotland prior to 1872. They were mostly for the elementary (now referred to as primary) stage and included ragged schools, adventure schools and four main types of Christian denominational schools: Church of Scotland Schools (of different models) Free Church Schools, Catholic schools and Episcopalian schools.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McKinney, Professor Stephen
• Authors: McKinney, S. J., and Edwards, R.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education; College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Pedagogy, Praxis & Faith
• Journal Name: Open House
• Published Online: 16 February 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 Open House
• First Published: First published in Open House 298: 12-13
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the publisher

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