The young Flashcards
Meals
Knowlege point
Type of Act
The new liberals attempted to improve the lives of the young people by introducing the provision of the Meals Act
school meals
Knowlege point
what happened with the act.
which encouraged authorities to give out free school meals to children since children were too hungry to learn.
Analysis
This was important as research revealed that children given school meals were gaining weight during school term and losing weight at home which increased the health of these children.
Meal
Analysis Plus
However, the free school meal act was not compulsory so only children of those authorities that opted for the act were gaining weight other children were still severely malnourished.
Knowlege - Health
What was the Act
Another reform introduced to improve the young was the Education Act.
Knowlege - Medical
What did the Act do
Three inspections took place during a child’s school years although even if diagnosed with something medical treatment was not compulsory.
Medical
Analysis
This was important because the act improved children’s health by allowing them to see a doctor or a nurse and by 1914 some authorities were providing some treatment for children.
Medical
Analysis Plus
However, no such medical inspection or treatment was provided after school years. The act was considered cruel as if you were diagnosed with something serious there would be no treatment available to them.
Knowlege -Bad kids
What was this act called
Further reforms aimed at helping the young were included in the children’s charter
Knowlege
What did the charter ban and if it didnt work what happened
which banned children under 14 from drinking in public houses.If children did do these acts they were tried in juvenile court and sent to a barstool for breaking the law.
Childrens charter
Analysis
This was important as the act helped to improve the lives of children as it helped reduce child neglect and abuse.
Childrens charter
Analysis Plus
However, the act failed to address the main reason for delinquency which was poverty caused by poor housing and malnourishment not by misbehaved children but by uneducated ones.
Childrens charter
Evaluation Point
in evaluation it was argued that the acts that meant to improve the lives of children were successful, modern historians recognized that these early reforms were very limited and very dependent on individual authorities which meant that the lives of only some children, not all children were improved between 1906 and 1914.
