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The parents of children at most Victorian
schools had to
pay for their education. The cost
was only a few pence a week, but when many families were very
poor it could still be hard for some to find the money. |
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13th
July
1886 |
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"Isaac Evans' children have been sent home because their parents will not pay the proper school fees.".... |
| The next two are from Gungrog Road School, and the second one shows that some allowances were made for the poorest families... |
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6th
June
1884 |
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"Punished William Oliver for spending his school pence" |
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2nd
December
1889 |
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"Sent Richard James & Morris Wilcox home for their school pence, both brought notes saying that they were too poor to pay. Let them remain in School". |
| Free schooling in most schools was brought in by the Government in September 1891, and this usually resulted in better attendances. Buttington School was hoping that it would... |
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14th
August
1891 |
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"It is to be hoped that the attendance will greatly improve when the Free Education Act comes into force in September". |
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This school reported in October that
the numbers turning up for lessons were the highest
for seven years, but also said that "There
are still absentees". Back to Welshpool schools menu
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