Saturday 5 February 2011

Events: School Records Worcester

22 Feb 2011
Opening the Archives - School Records. Find out about childhood and schooling.
Worcestershire Record Office, County Hall, Worcester. Tel: 01905 765922.

Factoid: Worcester School Board 1890's was agonising over whether or not to support the proposed raising of the school-leaving age from 13 to 14.

Factoid: 1900 Opinion among governors was divided on whether to introduce gardening into the curriculum at Stoke Works School. Some believed boys learned the skills from watching their fathers tend their allotments while others thought it was a good idea.


Worcester-Hive

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