Frederick John Gladman (1 February 1839 – 12 November 1884) was an

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and author whose work had an influence on the formation of Australia's educational system. His textbooks were used as late as the 1930s to train teachers.

Biography

Gladman was born on 1 February 1839 in

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. He attended a monitorial school until he was fourteen. Gladman then served an

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as a pupil-teacher at the British and Foreign School in

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. Later he received a year of

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from Borough Road Training College in London. He had a successful career teaching at a small school in

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from 1859 until 1862. In 1863, at the young age of 24, he was given the position of

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of a larger school in

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. In 1869 he entered the

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, ultimately receiving two

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s. Gladman then returned to Borough Road Training College to serve as a headmaster. Gladman was employed by the

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, and in his capacity of notable educator, became an Inspector of Schools in pre-federation Australia. He was an advocate for the Lancasterian System for the Education of the Poor.School Work Control and Teaching Organisation and Principles of Education by FJ Gladman published Jarrold and sons 1886

School Work

Published posthumously in 1886, this textbook, which had two parts, was the de facto teaching resource in Australian Schools prior to world war 2. JP Rogers was A High School Principal of the prestigious Sydney Boys High School for some thirty years. He had a personal copy of Gladman's School Work from his teacher education days. The timetables published in School Work were in fold out sections. The small foldout was for small country schools, with populations below 150 students. The large fold out was for larger, city schools, which had a population averaging 1000. Schooling in the 1880s was compulsory for all children from years one to years 7, or ages 5 to 14. Different colonies having different requirements.

Published works

* The Handy Book of English History (London, 1874), As co-editor with Rev. William Legge *School Method (London, 1877) * School Work in 1886 part of his Jarrold's Pupil Teachers series.

References

* Australasian Schoolmaster files, 1875–85 (State Library of Victoria); Education Department, registered letters, 1876–85 (State Library of Victoria).
Melbourne University
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