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The 1870 Education Act was the first to deal specifically with the provision of British schools. Speaking in the House of Commons, William Edward Forster MP proposed: "I believe that the country demands from us that we should\u2026 cover the country with good schools, and get parents to send their children to those schools.\u201d\nBut there was opposition: from Christians concerned about the religious nonconformity of these new institutions; ideologues who thought the state simply couldn\u2019t afford to fund them; and families who relied on their children bringing home a wage from work.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why Prime Minister William Gladstone was disappointed by the reforms; examine whether the intention was really as philanthropic as it seemed; and reveal why it was only in living memory that Britain\u2019s education policy truly provided the nation\u2019s kids with full-time schooling\u2026\xa0\nThanks to James Plunkett\u2019s book, End State (2021) for inspiring this topic. Check out the audiobook (read by Olly!) here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/End-State-Audiobook/1398702218\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018LEAVE. FIRST READING: Elementary Education Bill\u2019\xa0(Hansard, 1870): http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1870/feb/17/leave-first-reading\n\u2022 \u2018The 1870 Education Act\u2019 (UK Parliament): https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/livinglearning/school/overview/1870educationact/\n\u2022 \u2018What was life like at a Victorian Reformatory School?\u2019 (BBC Teach): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erYwMz5rdW0\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n#1800s #Victorian #Inventions #Religion #Politics #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices