School Boards in Scotland were involved in determining the overall policies, objectives and ethos at the school. Boards have a special duty to promote good relationships between the school, its parents and the community and also form a channel for the flow of information between these groups....
File:BedfordRoadLowerSchoolKempston.JPGSchool boards were set up in England and Wales under the Elementary Education Act 1870 following campaigning by George Dixon , Joseph Chamberlain and the National Education League for elementary education free from Anglican doctrine....