Tracing Teachers and Pupil-Teachers: Exploring the lives of those who taught our ancestors and some of the schools where they worked by Valerie Brenton

Curious about the different terms used to describe these educators, the author set out to dig deeper and discover the difference between a teacher and a pupil-teacher and how it affected the education of children at that time. What did the terms all mean and in what kind of school did they work?

This useful guide is packed with information on how people became teachers and also covers the large range of schools that existed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There is an interesting section on the problems faced by women teachers who wished to marry. Teacher-training colleges are also discussed and the book ends with three case studies designed to help guide your research plans.

Since the early 1800s, our ancestors went to some sort of school for some part of their life and this book will help put some flesh on the bones!

With examples throughout the text, and details on where to find information, this book will appeal to all researchers.