en.unionpedia.org

Ragged school, the Glossary

Index Ragged school

Ragged schools were charitable organisations dedicated to the free education of destitute children in 19th-century Britain.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 44 relations: A Christmas Carol, Aberdeen, Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Anglicanism, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, August Hermann Francke, Bible, Charitable organization, Charles Dickens, Clerkenwell, Dundee, East End of London, Edinburgh, Education Act 1902, Elementary Education Act 1870, Elementary school (England and Wales), Fagin, George Dixon (MP), George Heriot's School, Great Britain, Greyfriars Kirk, Household Words, John Pounds, Joseph Chamberlain, Kingsland Road, List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1870, Livability (charity), Local education authorities in England and Wales, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London Bridge, London City Mission, National Education League, Oliver Twist, Portsmouth, Ragged School Museum, Rosenwald School, Royal Mile, School boards in England and Wales, Sunday school, The Times, Thomas Guthrie, Thomas John Barnardo, William Robertson (urban missionary).

  2. Child welfare in the United Kingdom

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol.

See Ragged school and A Christmas Carol

Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city.

See Ragged school and Aberdeen

Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts

Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (née Burdett; 21 April 1814 – 30 December 1906) was a British philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and Sophia, formerly Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Coutts.

See Ragged school and Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts

Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

See Ragged school and Anglicanism

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (28 April 1801 – 1 October 1885), styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer.

See Ragged school and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

August Hermann Francke

August Hermann Francke (22 March 1663 – 8 June 1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar.

See Ragged school and August Hermann Francke

Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.

See Ragged school and Bible

Charitable organization

A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).

See Ragged school and Charitable organization

Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

See Ragged school and Charles Dickens

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell is an area of central London, England.

See Ragged school and Clerkenwell

Dundee

Dundee (Dundee; Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.

See Ragged school and Dundee

East End of London

The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames.

See Ragged school and East End of London

Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

See Ragged school and Edinburgh

Education Act 1902

The Education Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7 c. 42), also known as the Balfour Act, was a highly controversial Act of Parliament that set the pattern of elementary education in England and Wales for four decades.

See Ragged school and Education Act 1902

Elementary Education Act 1870

The Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75), commonly known as Forster's Education Act, set the framework for schooling of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 in England and Wales.

See Ragged school and Elementary Education Act 1870

Elementary school (England and Wales)

Elementary schools were the first schools in England and Wales intended to give a basic education to the children of working class families.

See Ragged school and Elementary school (England and Wales)

Fagin

Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist.

See Ragged school and Fagin

George Dixon (MP)

George Dixon (1820 – 24 January 1898) was an English Liberal Party then Liberal Unionist politician who was active in local government in Birmingham and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1867 and 1898.

See Ragged school and George Dixon (MP)

George Heriot's School

George Heriot's School is a private primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Lauriston area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

See Ragged school and George Heriot's School

Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

See Ragged school and Great Britain

Greyfriars Kirk

Greyfriars Kirk (Eaglais nam Manach Liath) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland.

See Ragged school and Greyfriars Kirk

Household Words

Household Words was an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s.

See Ragged school and Household Words

John Pounds

John Pounds (17 June 1766 – 1 January 1839) was a teacher and altruist born in Portsmouth, and the man most responsible for the creation of the concept of Ragged schools.

See Ragged school and John Pounds

Joseph Chamberlain

Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading imperialist in coalition with the Conservatives.

See Ragged school and Joseph Chamberlain

Kingsland Road

Kingsland Road is the name given to an East London stretch of the A10 road within the London Borough of Hackney in England.

See Ragged school and Kingsland Road

List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1870

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1870.

See Ragged school and List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1870

Livability (charity)

Livability is a national disability charity based in the UK and is the country's largest Christian disability charity.

See Ragged school and Livability (charity)

Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions.

See Ragged school and Local education authorities in England and Wales

London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London, England.

See Ragged school and London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a borough of London, England.

See Ragged school and London Borough of Tower Hamlets

London Bridge

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London since Roman times.

See Ragged school and London Bridge

London City Mission

London City Mission was set up by David Nasmith on 16 May 1835 in the Hoxton area of east London.

See Ragged school and London City Mission

National Education League

The National Education League was a political movement in England and Wales which promoted elementary education for all children, free from religious control.

See Ragged school and National Education League

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens.

See Ragged school and Oliver Twist

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.

See Ragged school and Portsmouth

Ragged School Museum

The Ragged School Museum is a museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

See Ragged school and Ragged School Museum

Rosenwald School

The Rosenwald School project built more than 5,000 schools, shops, and teacher homes in the United States primarily for the education of African-American children in the South during the early 20th century.

See Ragged school and Rosenwald School

Royal Mile

The Royal Mile (Scots: Ryal Mile) is a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.

See Ragged school and Royal Mile

School boards in England and Wales

School boards were ad hoc public bodies in England and Wales between 1870 and 1902, which established and administered elementary schools.

See Ragged school and School boards in England and Wales

Sunday school

A Sunday school is an educational institution, usually Christian in character and intended for children or neophytes.

See Ragged school and Sunday school

The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

See Ragged school and The Times

Thomas Guthrie

Thomas Guthrie FRSE (12 July 1803 – 24 February 1873) was a Scottish divine and philanthropist, born at Brechin in Angus (at that time also called Forfarshire).

See Ragged school and Thomas Guthrie

Thomas John Barnardo

Thomas John Barnardo (4 July 184519 September 1905) was an Irish-born, Christian philanthropist and founder and director of homes for poor and deprived children. Ragged school and Thomas John Barnardo are child welfare in the United Kingdom.

See Ragged school and Thomas John Barnardo

William Robertson (urban missionary)

William Robertson (1805–1882) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland and a primary promoter of the 19th century concept of ragged schools and urban missions.

See Ragged school and William Robertson (urban missionary)

See also

Child welfare in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_school

Also known as Ragged Schools, Shaftesbury Society.