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Learning Outcomes
Copies of the Info Sheet and Activity Sheet “Looking Back” for each student (or use an Over Head
Projector OHP of the Info Sheet).
OHP/Blackboard/flipchart.
History books available.
This lesson links to lesson plan “Then And Now”. Notes from that lesson might be useful.
Method
Extension Activity
Ask the students to research a famous persons’ life – look at schooling, training and employment.
Learning Outcomes: By completing this task you will be able to :
Over a hundred years ago in 1866 Thomas John Barnado started his first.
In those days only the rich people could afford to send their children to school.
Consequently few people learned to read and write – something we now take for granted.
This meant that they could not get good jobs, only menial jobs.
Lamplighters, servants, mill workers, chimney sweeps, farriers, labourers – these were some
of the job opportunities available. The pupils of Dr Barnado’s School went because they
wanted to learn – they wanted to improve their chances of getting a good job. The School
was known as the ‘Ragged School’ because all the children were too poor to afford decent
clothes. Most were in rags. As well as teaching at school, Thomas Barnado also trained to be
a doctor. He was amazed to hear from one of his pupils Jim Jarvis that some of his pupils
were orphans and homeless – they slept out on the roof tops in the East End of London
(England).
Many, many people at this time were unemployed and in those days there was no such thing
as income support or job seekers allowance. Those who did have work had very poor wages
and parents expected their children to bring in extra money selling matches, flowers,
sweeping chimneys or even begging. Many ended up leading a life of crime.
Homes were cramped with poor sanitation, often families would have just one room. As a
result of the poor conditions many people were victims of serious illness or premature
death. At this time there were as many as 25,000 homeless children sleeping rough in
London.
This was the beginning of the Dr Barnados’ Homes for Orphans and Homeless Children. Not
long after these were founded a law was passed in parliament ensuring that all children from
6 years to 10 years were to attend school.
ACTIVITY SHEET (1) – Looking Back
Compare schooling, training and jobs then and now. Complete the “Now”
side of the list below and then add more items of your own.
1866 NOW
List the types of jobs you would have considered if you had been born in Dr. Barnado’s
time.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2059
What will you tell your grandchildren about your life at school, and the opportunities
you had, your experiences and the world of work.