... have invented the Monitorial system. He had many followers that believed in him and this lead to the creation of the British and Foreign Schools Society. The schools set up, including Chalford Hill Primary, created a non-conformist school for children. The Monitorial system was very simple. It was an attempt to save money and reduce the shortage of teachers. It comprised of the school master selecting some of the older and more intelligent students; he would teach them for an hour before school and then assign them groups of other children, who they would then teach their newly acquired knowledge under his supervision. Initially it was found to be a very economic way to overcome the shortage of teachers and money. But despite it's success after it's introduction, the Monitorial system was not all it was made out to be. We can see this from the Chalford Hill log books, ...

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