Victorian School

Lesson: History

Class: Y1 Year: 2019 - 2020

Today Y1 have experienced life as a Victorian school child.

They have had their nails and hands inspected to check they were clean enough for school.  Unfortunately, it was clear to see some children had spent the morning cleaning out the scullery, up a chimney or down the mine!  After promising they would be cleaner tomorrow Ma’am allowed them into class.

Did you know Victorian children paid a penny to come to school?

They have also taken part in Victorian lessons (the 3Rs and Drill).  Some children had to spend time in the Dunce’s corner.  They also joined in with devotional chanting – just like Victorian school children.  The children now know that:-

Children should be seen and not heard.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

Some of the children said they would like school to be more like a Victorian school because they worked hard.