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The SSPCK (Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge) was set up in 1709 to establish schools “where religion and virtue might be taught to young and old” in the Scottish Highlands and other “uncivilised\u201d areas of the country. These schools were in addition to the statutory school which the heritors (main landowners) in each parish were required to provide. The size of some Highland parishes, their geography, sometimes including two or more islands, meant that one school would never be adequate in some areas. The SSPCK played a considerable role in the provision of schools up until the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act (see links below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a list of SSPCK Schools <\/a>(pdf) at April 1733. It includes the schoolmaster’s name and the number of boys and girls as well as details for four schools in America. (Source: GD215\/1501<\/a>, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh). At the end of the list there is information on the inspection system, who attended these schools and an indication of what schoolmasters were expected to do in addition to classroom duties, some of it no doubt written with an eye on fund raising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More about the SSPCK its schools and schoolmasters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n