| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/23/4 |
| Title | 'Infant assistants and unqualified teachers' |
| Date | 1922 - 1934 |
| Description | Papers, press cuttings and correspondence regarding employment of women in infant schools who have no teaching experience or qualifications, there were called 'infant assistants'.
This covers:
Protests against London County Council decision to appoint infant assistants
NUWT campaign against employment of 'guinea girls' - unqualified women to work in elementary schools with children under 6
Age at which compulsory education should begin
Collection of statistics on numbers of unqualified persons employed as teachers |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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