The Board of Education Act 1899 was an Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...

concerning education. The act created the

Board of Education A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution. The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...

to replace the previous Education and Science and Art departments. The Board acted as a central authority for

education in the United Kingdom Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for England; whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh G ...

. As part of its responsibilities, it was empowered to create a register of teachers.

References

{{reflist United Kingdom Education Acts United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1899 1899 in education