In 1867 Thomas Barnardo set up a ‘Ragged School’ in the East End. The aim of this school was to provide poor children with a basic education. It was not a new idea — since 1844 the Ragged School Union had tried to coordinate such educational establishments nationally. It wanted to expand the provision of education for the ‘destitute’ or ‘ragged’ children who had no access to education.
Dr Barnardo set up his school in 1867 and it soon became the largest of its kind. He also realised that many children attending his school were homeless so he started fundraising to create accommodation for them. The first Barnardo’s shelter opened in 1870 and soon expanded. By the time of his death in 1905 Dr Barnardo had opened 96 homes, caring for 8,500 children.
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