the government made provisions in 1857 for the expansion of what were called Industrial Schools, which strove to remove young paupers not only from the corrupting influence of the workhouse but also from the unwholesome environment of urban centres, and provide them with a practical education. This amounted to occupational training as well as formal schooling, to provide them with the means of earning a respectable income. Boys were taught trades such as shoemaking, tailoring, carpentry and music; girls were educated in the domestic arts, such as needlework and knitting, in order to prepare
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