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| Subject | History | Teacher | Miss K Hill |
Unit 5. The State and the Poor 1830-1939 |
Duration | out of |
| Week/Lesson | Details & links | Further
Work / Reading |
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| 1 | Overview
of the course. Definition of the poor Attitudes to the poor What was the existing provision for the poor? (1601 Elizabethan act) PowerPoint. |
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| 2 | Why did the
Government take action
in 1832? Long term and short term factors of change. Major writers/philospophers demanding change. PowerPoint |
Hwk: Reading: Murray, P 'Poverty and Welfare'. Hodder and Stoughton. Pg 15-25. Questions on PowerPoint |
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| 3 |
Recap of
writers and
philosophers (card sort) Source Skills. Edxcel GCE June 01 Past Paper Q.a & b |
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| 4 | What were the
features of the 1834
Poorl Law Amendment Act? Role of Edwin Chadwick. PowerPoint |
Hwk: Complete diagram to show main features of 1834 PLAA under the headings: Poor Law Commission Poor Law Unions Workhouses Outdoor Relief |
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| 5 |
What was the
1834 Poor Law
Amendment Act and how was it implemented? Re-cap of main features Difficulties the commissioners faced Success and Failures PowerPoint |
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| 6 |
Why was there
opposition to the
New Poor Law? Source work to show why the workhouses led to opposition. Andover Scandal Information Sheet |
Hwk: Research ten key facts about Warrington workhouse. www.workhouses.org |
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| 7 |
What were other
reasons for
opposition to the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act? Was it a turning point? PowerPoint |
Hwk: Essay: 'Was the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act a turning point for provision for the poor? |
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| 8 |
Peer Assessment. Creation of pupil friendly mark scheme to assist in marking the essay completed for previous homework. |
Hwk: Revision of contextual knowledge so far |
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| 9 |
Class Test
(knowledge) Out of 30 1601 Existing Poor Law 1832 Why did the Government take action? 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act |
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| 10 |
Development of
the Poor Law 1847-1900 Key areas of development: Administration Finance Outdoor Relief Impotent Poor PowerPoint |
Hwk: Effects of changes and the move from the priciple of 'less eligibility'. (Q's on PowerPoint) |
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| 11 |
Changing
Attitudes to Poverty 1830 onward. Charity and Self Help. Reading: Source based questions. |
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| 12 |
Changing
Attitudes to Poverty 1830 onward. Charity and Self Help. Reading: Comprehension questions. |
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| 13 |
Did charity and
self help contribute to the prosperity of the Working Class or was it a
means by which the Middle Class maintained their social control over
society. Role and impact of COS Historical Interpretations PowerPoint |
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| 14 |
The
Representation of the Poor in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Group Project (Presentation) Representation of the poor by: Henry Mayhew, Charles Dickens, Charles Booth, Seebohm Rowntree. Information sheet |
Hwk: Research, emphasis on original articles to support findings. |
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| 15 |
The
Representation of the Poor in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Group Project (Presentation) Library Session |
Hwk: Continue with research, presentation preparation and associated handouts. |
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| 16 |
The
Representation of the Poor in the Mid Nineteenth Century. Presentations |
Pupil
Presentations Booth & Rowntree |
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| 17 |
'Henry Mayhew was the
most significant individual in changing the attitudes towards the poor
in the mid nineteenth century.' Do you aree with this statement? Explain Essay |
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| 18 |
The Royal Commission and the Poor Laws
1905-1909. Findings of the Royal Commission 1905-1909 Majority Report Minority Report PowerPoint |
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| 19 |
Introduction
to Liberal Social Reforms 1906-1914. Comprehension Questions. |
Reading: Murray, P 'Poverty and Welfare'. Hodder and Stoughton. Pg 96-102 Questions |
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| 20 |
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| 21 |
How were the
Liberal Reforms funded? How did the government propose to pay for the reforms? PowerPoint |
The
Philanthropic Highwayman |
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| 22 |
Were the
Liberal Reforms the beginning of the Welfare State? Debate reasons why it could be considered so and reasons why not. PowerPoint |
Reading: Murray, P 'Poverty and Welfare'. Hodder and Stoughton. Pg 115-116 Rees, R 'Poverty and Public Health 1815-1948'. Heinemann. Pg96-97 The Dawn of Hope |
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| 23 |
Assessed Piece: How far do you agree that, over the period c.1830-1939, the welfare measures of the Liberal governments of 1905-15 marked the decisive change in state provision for the poor? (60 marks) Essay plan and preparation. |
Edexcel June
2007. |
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| 24 |
Assessed Piece: How far do you agree that, over the period c.1830-1939, the welfare measures of the Liberal governments of 1905-15 marked the decisive change in state provision for the poor? (60 marks) Essay completion. 1 hour |
Edexcel June
2007. |
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| 25 |
Assessed Piece: How far do you agree that, over the period c.1830-1939, the welfare measures of the Liberal governments of 1905-15 marked the decisive change in state provision for the poor? (60 marks) Essay review |
Edexcel June
2007. Pupil Mark Scheme Hwk: Essay resit |
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| 26 |
What was the
situation in the early 1920's? The impact of WWI on poverty. PowerPoint |
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| 27 |
What
were the effects of the Wall Street Crash? Case Study: Jarrow Crusade PowerPoint NB: End of course content |
History Study
Shop Article 'Britain between the Wars: Poverty or Affluence? |
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| 28 |
What was the
role of individuals in influencing change? Bentham, Malthus, Ricardo, Owen, Paine, Chadwick, Smiles, Hill, Mayhew, Dickens, Booth, Rowntree, Lloyd George, Bevan. |
Reading: Murray, P 'Poverty and Welfare' Hodder and Stoughton. 2nd Edition Various pages |
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| 29 - 30 |
2002 Past Paper
(Source based) Aspects covered: Changes and continuities in state provision for the poor. Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law in 1834 as a turning point. Changes in state provision for the poor due to changing attitudes about the causes of poverty. |
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| 30-31 |
2005 Past Paper (Source based) Aspects covered: Inter-war legislation as a turning point. Influence of ratepayers and voters as the key factor in bringing change in the nature of state provision for the poor. |
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| 32-33 |
2006 Past Paper
(Source based) Aspects covered: The replacement of the Poor Law Commission with the Poor Law Board in 1847. Continuous improvement in the nature of state provisio for the poor. |
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| 34-35 |
2007 Past Paper
(Essay) Aspects covered: Changes in the size of the electorate the key factor in state provision for the poor. Welfare measures of the Liberal governments 1905-15 the decisive change in state provision for the poor. |
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| 36 |
2007 Sample
Assessment (Essay) Aspects covered: Prevailing ideas about the proper role of the state the key factor determining what state provision was made for the poor. Changing ideas on the causes or poverty explaining the changes in state provision for the poor. |
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| 37-40 |
Revision and
essay feedback / technique Summary notes |
Reading: Murray, P 'Poverty and Welfare' Hodder and Stoughton. 2nd Edition Pg 157-180 |
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