Local government report on a teacher at an industrial school, 1897. Industrial Schools were intended to help those children under 14 years old who were found to be homeless or begging but who had not as yet committed any serious crime. The idea was to remove the child from bad influences, give them an education and teach them a trade. (MH 27/19)
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REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL INSTRUCTOR
Central London District School at Hanwell
DATE OF VISIT OF INSPECTOR: Oct.12 1897
1. Name of Industrial Instructor Clara Percy
2. Date of appointment July 25, 1871
3. Whether appointment has been sanctioned Yes
Local Government Board
4. Amount of Annual Salary of Officer £20.16
5. Whether the Officer resides at the School Yes
6. Whether the Officer is provided with full Yes
Rations as a resident officer, and, if not
Whether any rations are provided
7. Number of children in the School at date 401 boys
of visit specifying number of boys and girls 304 girls
respectively 289 infants
8. What is the nature of the instruction given Needlework
by the officer?
9. Where the instruction is in a trade, whether
the Children are merely employed in
assisting the Officer in his work, or whether
bona fide [proper] instruction is given Satisfactory
10. Whether the Children exhibit satisfactory skill
In thesubject of instruction…