A further note to Rhian's. If you want to know more about education in
Wales during the 1840's the main sources of "raw" information are the
Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the State of Education in
Wales - otherwise known as the Blue Books. The reports provide a
picture of the way things were, but on the other hand, the biases
displayed by the Commissioners and their staff in writing the reports
caused an uproar of protest. Even today, it remains difficult for some
to be objective about the contents/conclusions of the reports, but
decide for yourself and go to the National Library of Wales site for
the full content of the reports and the appendices (which include a
description of many schools on a parish by parish basis):
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=295
The British School movement began seriously in Wales in 1843 when a
Welsh-born civil servant in Whitehall, Hugh Owen, wrote an open Letter
to the Welsh People in which he encouraged non-conformists in Wales to
adopt the principles of the British and Foreign School Society. The
response to Owen's letter was positive and a start was made to provide
an alternative to the existing range of schools such as those of the
National Society (Anglican), parish (usually Anglican), private and
charity schools (such as Madam Bevan's Schools). The British School
movement gained a solid foothold in North Wales through the efforts of
the Rev. John Phillips and a few years later in South Wales through
the Rev. William Roberts (Nefydd).
It would be interesting to know if your ancestor was headmaster of a
private school or was associated with either the National or British
School systems.
Ken Richards
On Aug 16, 2009, at 4:10 PM, Rhian Williams wrote:
Do you know what kind of school this was? A National School, a
British
School, a private school, a public school ... ? Whereabouts? I think
there
would have been a difference between them in who did the appointing.
Also
the size of the school would affect the situation since there might
only
have been one teacher in the school so therefore the headmaster!
1840s is
before the Education Acts later on in that century which set up such
things
as Boards.
Rhian
PS I wasn't sure when British Schools started so have just looked at
quite
an useful entry on Wikipedia
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From: "DEREK" <derpal(a)btinternet.com>
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Subject: [MER] headmasters
> How was a headmaster selcted for the tittle headmaster?
> What was the procedure he or she went through to obtain such an
> appointment in the 1840s?
> Are there board meetings to choose school appointments and are they
> kept
> at record offices locally
> So many questions very little available on the web.
> Derek
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