Kirkintilloch Landward School Board
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TitleKirkintilloch Landward School Board
ReferenceSB5
Date1873-1905
Archive creatorKirkintilloch Landward School Board
Scope and ContentDraft Minutes, 1873-1901; Clerk's Letter Books, 1899-1901; General Correspondence and Papers, 1873-1901; Scotch Education Board Correspondence, 1873-1901; Correspondence re. finance, 1873-1901; Cash Books, 1874-1909; Education Census Books, 1870s, 1884-1896; Education Census Abstracts, 1871-1897; Papers re. Attendance, 1876-1901; School Inspection Reports, 1877-1905; Correspondence re. staff and salaries, 1873-1901; Salary Lists, 1876-1899.
Extent1m
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe Education (Scotland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict., c.62) created school boards in Scotland with a statutory duty to provide education for all children between the ages of 5 and 13. The boards had an elected membership made up of owners and occupiers of property of the value of £4 or over. They were responsible for the building and maintenance of schools, staffing and attendance of pupils and were overseen by the Scotch Board of Education. The Education (Scotland) Act 1901 (64 Vict. And 1 Edw VII, c.9) raised the school leaving age to 14. School boards were abolished by the Education (Scotland) Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. V, c.48) and replaced by education authorities and school management committees.
Level of descriptionfonds
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch
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