British and Foreign School Society founded

In January 1814, the British and Foreign School Society for the Education of the Labouring and Manufacturing Classes of Society of Every Religious Persuasion was founded to promote non-Anglican (Dissenting) education. The Society established “British Schools,” also on the monitorial system as influenced by the principles of Joseph Lancaster, a Quaker who promoted education according to broader notions of Christian morality.

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Jan 1814

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