7.00 am get up

8.40 am start

school

10.45- 11.05

am break

Starter activity

Your task

Think about a typical school day. Include breaks and travelling times as well as leisure time after school and the time you normally go to bed.

Do you think your day is the same as children elsewhere in the world?

Compare your daily routine with that of a factory girl Compare your daily routine with that of a factory girl working in Lancashire 1820. How are they different?working in Lancashire 1820. How are they different?

Was life really so Was life really so bad for Victorian bad for Victorian

children?children?TBAT explain why conditions TBAT explain why conditions were so bad for child factory were so bad for child factory

workersworkers

Identify 3 improvements in Identify 3 improvements in factory conditionsfactory conditions

LOs

Your taskYour task

Watch the film clip ‘The Children Watch the film clip ‘The Children who built Britain’ and answer the who built Britain’ and answer the questions on the video clip task questions on the video clip task sheet.sheet.

Extension – List any advantages you Extension – List any advantages you can think of for children working in can think of for children working in the mills? the mills?

““In the nineteenth century many young In the nineteenth century many young children worked in the fields. Other poor children worked in the fields. Other poor children laboured in textile factories or in the children laboured in textile factories or in the mines to help with the family income. mines to help with the family income. Gradually new laws such as the Gradually new laws such as the Factory Factory Act of 1833Act of 1833 changed all this. Today we changed all this. Today we would be shocked at the idea of children would be shocked at the idea of children children as young as nine working for twelve children as young as nine working for twelve hours a day in a mill or a mine or a field – it hours a day in a mill or a mine or a field – it would be against the law!”would be against the law!”

Minds & Machines, published 1999Minds & Machines, published 1999

Your taskYour task

Read p.80-81 in Peace & War and note Read p.80-81 in Peace & War and note down what major changes occurred to down what major changes occurred to the way children were treated in work the way children were treated in work places in these years:places in these years:

18331833 18421842 18441844 Note any changes in the treatment of Note any changes in the treatment of

women, toowomen, too

1833 Factory Act1833 Factory Act

No children under 9 allowed to workNo children under 9 allowed to work Children aged between 9 & 13 Children aged between 9 & 13

limited to 9 hours & had to attend 2 limited to 9 hours & had to attend 2 hours’ school per dayhours’ school per day

1842 Mines and Collieries 1842 Mines and Collieries ActAct

Banned all women and children under 10 Banned all women and children under 10 from working underground. from working underground.

1844 Factory Act1844 Factory Act Minimum age for working in factories Minimum age for working in factories

reduced to 8 years old. 8 to 13 years old to reduced to 8 years old. 8 to 13 years old to work maximum of six and a half hours a day work maximum of six and a half hours a day and have 3 hours’ schoolingand have 3 hours’ schooling

Safety guards had to be fitted to all machines. Safety guards had to be fitted to all machines.

Your taskYour task

It is 1833. The govt has just passed the Factory Act It is 1833. The govt has just passed the Factory Act and is keen to fine or shut down any factories which and is keen to fine or shut down any factories which appear to be treating their workers unfairly. Get appear to be treating their workers unfairly. Get into 6 groups. Five of the 6 will be factory into 6 groups. Five of the 6 will be factory managers, the remaining group will be inspectors. managers, the remaining group will be inspectors. Factory managers must explain why their factories Factory managers must explain why their factories should not be closed down. However, they must should not be closed down. However, they must answer the questions put to them honestly. They answer the questions put to them honestly. They cannot lie! At the end of the task the inspectors will cannot lie! At the end of the task the inspectors will explain which is the best factory in terms of working explain which is the best factory in terms of working conditions and which should be shut down or given conditions and which should be shut down or given a fine.a fine.

Your taskYour task

It is 1831. The govt has decided to set up a It is 1831. The govt has decided to set up a commissioncommission to investigate working conditions to investigate working conditions of children. You belong to a pressure group of children. You belong to a pressure group headed by one of the leading campaigners headed by one of the leading campaigners for reform for reform Lord ShaftesburyLord Shaftesbury, and want to , and want to produce a short film highlighting the produce a short film highlighting the appalling conditions that children worked appalling conditions that children worked under in early Victorian factories & mills. under in early Victorian factories & mills. Your film will hopefully influence politicians Your film will hopefully influence politicians and businessmen into improving conditions. and businessmen into improving conditions. Use Photostory and your own images, music Use Photostory and your own images, music and commentary to create your film.and commentary to create your film.

HomeworkHomework

Create a factoid on Lord Create a factoid on Lord Shaftesbury. Have Shaftesbury. Have sections on: sections on: his early lifehis early life his key achievementshis key achievements famous memorials to his famous memorials to his

namename include labelled imagesinclude labelled images

Produce a timeline of Produce a timeline of key factory reformskey factory reforms

Lord Shaftesbury

PlenaryPlenary Examples of poor conditions Examples of poor conditions

in factoriesin factories Explain ‘mudlark’ & Explain ‘mudlark’ &

‘workhouse’‘workhouse’ Evidence of improving Evidence of improving

conditions?conditions? What sources of information What sources of information

can we use to find out about can we use to find out about conditions in factories and conditions in factories and which can we trust?which can we trust?