The word ‘school’ encompasses a wide range of institutions. The Anglican National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor was established in 1811, and founded many schools over the following years that became known as National Schools. Conversely ‘British Schools’ were run by a nonconformist organisation formed in 1808 that promoted the Monitorial System, where older children helped teach younger children, while ‘ragged schools’ trace their history back to John
