Teachers' Registration Council Registers 1914-1948

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    Was your ancestor or relative a teacher in England and Wales between 1870-1948? Then they may be among the 100,000 teachers who registered their details with with the Teachers Registration Council between 1914-1948. Discover their personal details, date of registration, attainments, training details and experience using these records.

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    What can these records tell me?

    The amount of information listed varies, but Teachers' Registration Council Registers usually include the following information about your ancestor:

    • Teacher's name (and for married women teachers often their maiden name as well)
    • Date of registration
    • Register number
    • (Professional) address
    • Attainments
    • Training in teaching
    • Experience

    When registration started, many people, of course, had been teaching for some time. So the date of registration, particularly for teachers who registered in the early years (i.e., from 1914) was often much later than the date when they started teaching. The records include teachers who had begun their careers from the 1870s onwards.

    Address

    This is generally that of the latest institution where the person was teaching, but quite often is the home address, when the word 'professional' will be deleted. In the latter case it is likely that the teacher was retired, and this is usually confirmed from the experience section, where the last position shown will have a termination date, as here: '1899–1932'.

    Attainments

    This section may contain information on certificates, degrees, etc, which need not be directly related to teaching.

    Training in teaching

    This section will identify the institution where the person received formal teacher training.

    Experience

    This section is particularly valuable because it includes the establishments and places where they taught. Some teachers taught all over the country, and you can trace their movements over long periods. Though most registrants were from England and Wales, there were many from Scotland, India and elsewhere.

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