McCulloch, G;
(2020)
Compulsory school attendance and the Elementary Education Act of 1870: 150 years on.
British Journal of Educational Studies
, 68
(5)
pp. 523-540.
10.1080/00071005.2020.1831434.
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Abstract
On the occasion of its sesquicentenary, which coincides with an extended period of school closures imposed due to the effects of a global virus pandemic, this paper analyses the Elementary Education Act of 1870, and in particular in relation to its implications for compulsory attendance at school. It did not introduce compulsory schooling but helped to shape the ambiguities and uncertainties surrounding school attendance that have persisted into the twenty-first century, such as the case of the Isle of Wight Council v. Platt in 2017 and highlighted in the school closures of 2020. The paper discusses the historiography of educational legislation, looks closely at the requirements for school attendance in the 1870 Act and related legislation, and then examines the historical and contemporary repercussions of this ambiguity and ambivalence.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Compulsory school attendance and the Elementary Education Act of 1870: 150 years on |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00071005.2020.1831434 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2020.1831434 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118059 |
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