A National school was a school founded in 19th-century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education . These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England , to the children of the poor. Together with the less numerous British schools of the British and Foreign School Society , they provided the first near-universal system of elementary education in England and Wales.
11-862: The Wilderspin National School is a former national school and Grade II listed building in Barton-upon-Humber , North Lincolnshire, and a museum focussing on the life and works of Samuel Wilderspin . The building was designed by the architect William Hey Dykes and Samuel Wilderspin for the Church of England and the National Society for the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church. It
22-521: Is a red brick, single storey building, in the Tudor revival style with a Welsh slate roof. In plan it is H-shaped, originally intend for the infants to be in the area on the right, the boys to the left, and the girls in the centre. There are stone tablets carved on each of the wings, the Royal coat of arms to the left, and the arms of Reverend George Uppleby to the right. A rear extension was added in 1935. The school
33-620: The Museum has had over 85,000 visitors and 40,000 people have used its conference facilities. Over 22,000 pupils have been involved with its schools education programme. The Museum has been a recipient of a Sandford Award for heritage education. In May 2017, the school was listed as one of the ten 'best things to visit in North Lincolnshire' in a poll by the Scunthorpe Telegraph . The Queen Street School Preservation Trust, which runs
44-418: The much larger National Society receiving a proportionally larger share. The grants increased over time, but they were accompanied by inspections and increasing demands from the state. The rigid monitorial system, though economical, came to be viewed by inspectors as limited. The Elementary Education Act 1870 ( 33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) provided for the establishment of board schools to supplement those of
55-599: The school boards. The Education Act 1902 provided some relief. Under the Education Act 1944 ("the Butler Act") these schools became voluntary aided or voluntary controlled primary schools, funded by the state but still able to promote the teachings of the Church of England. Education Act 1902 Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
66-652: The school, received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in June 2018 for saving and restoring the Model Infant School and providing museum and educational services. Also in 2018, the school's Development Officer was awarded the 2018 Annual Town Award by the Barton Town Council in recognition of voluntary services to Barton-upon-Humber. National school (England and Wales) The schools were eventually absorbed into
77-421: The societies, and allowed for state funding of 50% of the running costs of voluntary schools, but phased out capital funding. The National Society responded by raising £10 million and almost doubling the number of its schools to 12,000 in 15 years. However the schools found it difficult to meet their maintenance costs, and also suffered from competition with board schools. Many schools were closed or handed over to
88-607: The state system, either as fully state-run schools or as faith schools funded by the state. Prior to 1800, education for poorer children was limited to isolated charity schools. In 1808 the Royal Lancastrian Society (later the British and Foreign School Society) was created to promote schools using the Monitorial System of Joseph Lancaster . The National Society was set up in 1811 to establish similar schools using
99-468: The system of Dr. Andrew Bell , but based on the teachings of the Church of England in contrast to the non-denominational Christian instruction of the Lancastrian schools. The National Society aimed to establish a National school in every parish of England and Wales. The schools were usually next to the parish church, and named after it. From 1833, the state began to pay annual grants to the societies, with
110-745: Was first listed as a grade II building in September 1992. The building closed in 1978. In 1993 the Queen Street School Preservation Trust was formed to safeguard the building from further deterioration. It reopened as a museum in January 2009 following funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (£858,500), Yorkshire Forward (£760,000), English Heritage (£198,000) WREN Ltd (£40,000), SITA Trust (£33,645) and Glanford Building Buildings Preservation Trust (£10,000). Since reopening in 2009
121-450: Was opened in 1844 and remains nearly complete. It is the only known survival of both a Wilderspin school and playground. When the school opened it superseded a smaller one ran by Isaac Pitman . When it opened it catered for over 100 infants aged 2–6 years old and is notable for its connection to Samuel Wilderspin who taught at the school alongside both his wife and daughter, and trained other teachers here. The school closed in 1978 and
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