Download or read book The English Higher Grade Schools written by Meriel Vlaeminke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English higher grade schools formed a key part of an expanding 19th-century education system, but they threatened the vested interests of a powerful Establishment bent on reaffirming the status quo. The author analyzes the 1902 Education Act as a retrogressive move by which much was lost.