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Victorian Leicester : Episode 8 - Education |
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| This audio recording on the subject of Education is seventh in a series of talks about Victorian Leicester, originally made for schools and broadcast in the early 1970s. Other episodes in this series are also available to listen to on The Showcase. The speaker, Professor Jack Simmons begins by stating that one of the areas most associated with progression during the Victorian era was education with a national system of primary education established in 1870, and developments in secondary and further education well on their way. In Leicester there was uneven growth in the various educational agencies; it was one of the first towns to have a museum but one of the last to get a library. In 1830 the provision for education was meagre and entirely reliant on private endowment amd benevolence. Much of the public education provision in Leicester was initially established by religious groups setting up schools of their own. This resulted in much competition between different denominations, and with no inspections few children attended school regularly. The speaker explains how the need for a robust system of national education with compulsory attendance was identified in 1851. Little by little, through national and local effort, schools were built. Girls were not excluded but there was much less provision than for boys. Professor Simmons looks at some examples of schools in Leicester, alongside the subsequent provision for adults. The promotion of public education is discussed and the progression of museums and libraries is covered in greater detail. The speaker concludes by explaining how many of the gaps in education had been filled by 1914, thanks to those who founded these establishments in the Victorian period. The original recording is held by the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA ref.: 136, RL100/0008/8-9VL). Further information can be found at http://www.le.ac.uk/emoha This audio recording last for 19 minutes and 9 seconds |
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Speaker - Simmons, Professor Jack
Producer - Cobley, Paul
Other - BBC
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Civil Society, Education
Community Development
History
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| Contributors: |
East Midlands Oral History Archive - Copyright Holder
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01 / 01 / 1972
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English
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United Kingdom
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Community Media Association has non exclusive rights for the use if the work in The Showcase, but the overall copyright rests with East Midlands Oral History Archive. Copyright East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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