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Birmingham Board School
__NOTOC__ The Birmingham board schools were set up very rapidly after the ''William Edward Forster, Forster'' Elementary Education Act 1870 was enacted, covering England and Wales. Over forty were created in Birmingham. Elementary Education Act 1870 George Dixon (MP), George Dixon, Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham, and Joseph Chamberlain, mayor of Birmingham, both Nonconformist (Protestantism), nonconformists, were leaders of the National Education League and campaigners in the 1860s and 1870s for the provision of education free of influence by the churches. The Anglicans and Catholic Churches were in control of the existing voluntary schools, and controlled the religious education of those who attended. The Liberalism, Liberals and Dissenters wanted compulsory education without religious doctrine. In the end the Elementary Education Act 1870 was a compromise filling in the gaps of the voluntary system. The Act allowed each municipality to: *elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icknield Street Board School
Icknield is a parliamentary Wards of the United Kingdom, ward, of the Borough of Luton, Luton district, in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The ward takes its name from the Icknield Way, a pre-Roman road which passes through Luton. Situated towards the northeast of Luton, the ward is made up of parts of Runfold, Luton, Runfold and Warden Hill, Luton, Warden Hill, as well as Bushmead. Politics Icknield ward is represented by Cllr Asif Masood Labour Party (UK), (Labour) and Cllr Jeff Petts Conservative Party (UK), (Conservative). The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North (UK Parliament constituency), Luton North and the MP is Sarah Owen (Labour Party (UK), Labour). Local Attractions References Luton Borough Council Wards of Luton {{Bedfordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |