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Excerpt from A Brief Sketch of Social and Industrial History By the Education Act, 1918, provision is made for a large extension of the work of the Elementary School. Central Schools may be established in which, at appropriate stages, practical instruction suitable to the ages, abilities, and requirements of the better pupils must be given. Courses of advanced instruction for older pupils remaining at the elementary school beyond fourteen years of age must be provided, and measures taken for the preparation of those children who desire further education in schools other than elementary. It will be necessary also to arrange for a sufficient supply of continuation schools for young people between fourteen and (at present) sixteen years of age, the instruction in which must extend, within the working day, to 280 or 320 hours in each year, at the option of the local education authority. A new type of book will be required for purposes of instruction in the new schools created by the Act; and the Life and Work Series is intended to supply it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.