| A list of problems at Penygloddfa | ||
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The early schools always had problems with getting children to attend regularly for lessons. In 1867 the head teacher at Penygloddfa British School in Newtown wrote in the official Log Book five of the main causes of smaller attendances at his school during that year... |
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1st
October
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1st
- "A loss of P.Teachers [Pupil
Teachers], those who left having been much liked by the Scholars". 2nd - "A change of Teachers at the National School, and strenuous efforts made to secure an increased attendance there". 3rd - "Higher fees being charged in this, than at either of the Church Schools". 4th - "The prevalence of hooping cough during a part of the winter, and the spring months". 5th - "An increased demand for juvenile labour in the factories". |
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"Pupil
Teachers" were widely used in Victorian schools. They
were chosen from the older children and some were paid small sums to help
in the teaching of the younger ones. The "PTs" at this school
must have been particularly good, for school Log Books often show that
many were hopeless.
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