The City of Bath Technical School has a complex history.
Its evolution into a specialist school stems from early experiments in Technical Education in Somerset.
Its creation arose out of the need to encourage young people to take an interest in the Sciences, and for them to be made aware of the Technical innovations that were occurring in the 19th century.

In 1832 the Somerset Industrial School for Boys was founded to accommodate boys at Brougham Hayes on the Lower Bristol road.
It was aided in 1833 by the First Treasury Grant for Education (£20,000 for education of poor children).
To be housed in a building which had originally been built as a barracks.
The stated object of the home was "to reclaim abandoned boys, and to rescue those whose unhappy circumstances would inevitably lead them to crime and profligacy", inmates being drawn not only from Somerset but also from places at a considerable distance.(As the Somersetshire Home for Boys, it was still in existence in 1927, but had evidently closed by 1931.)

In 1851 the first Government Grant was introduced for Technical Education, followed in 1866 by the passing of The Industrial Schools Act.
The Somerset Certified Industrial School (previously known as the Somerset Industrial School), attendance rose to 180 pupils.
The Elementary Education Act 1870 put in place the first Statutory System of Education in England which was mainly elementary.
The school leaving age at that time was 10 years.
In 1884 there was a Royal Commission on Technical Education which was known as The Bryce Report.

1889 the Technical Instruction Act of Parliament was passed and in 1890 a scheme was introduced called "Whiskey Money".
Local authorities could raise additional funds and use them for technical education.
In 1892 technical training was started in Bath in a rented part of a large town house in Green Park, located near to the Somerset & Dorset line railway station, and a short distance from the city centre.

In 1893 the School leaving age was raised to 11 years.
In 1896 the Bath Municipal Technical College opened in a newly built north wing of the Guildhall, offering evening classes in various newly formed Technical Schools.
Among other schools of that era, the Bath School of Art at The Paragon and the Technical School at Green Park were moved into this new building.
By 1899 the Board of Education Act established the Board of Education to supervise the education system in England and Wales.
The City of Bath Technical School has a complex history. Its evolution into a specialist school stems from early experiments in Technical Education in Somerset. Its creation arose out of the need to encourage young people to take an interest in the Sciences, and for them to be made aware of the Technical innovations that were occurring in the 19th century.
In 1832 the Somerset Industrial School for Boys was founded to accommodate boys at Brougham Hayes on the Lower Bristol road. It was aided in 1833 by the First Treasury Grant for Education (£20,000 for education of poor children). To be housed in a building which had originally been built as a barracks. The stated object of the home was "to reclaim abandoned boys, and to rescue those whose unhappy circumstances would inevitably lead them to crime and profligacy", inmates being drawn not only from Somerset but also from places at a considerable distance.(As the Somersetshire Home for Boys, it was still in existence in 1927, but had evidently closed by 1931.)
In 1851 the first Government Grant was introduced for Technical Education, followed in 1866 by the passing of The Industrial Schools Act. The Somerset Certified Industrial School (previously known as the Somerset Industrial School), attendance rose to 180 pupils. The Elementary Education Act 1870 put in place the first Statutory System of Education in England which was mainly elementary. The school leaving age at that time was 10 years. In 1884 there was a Royal Commission on Technical Education which was known as The Bryce Report.
1889 the Technical Instruction Act of Parliament was passed and in 1890 a scheme was introduced called "Whiskey Money". Local authorities could raise additional funds and use them for technical education. In 1892 technical training was started in Bath in a rented part of a large town house in Green Park, located near to the Somerset & Dorset line railway station, and a short distance from the city centre.
In 1893 the School leaving age was raised to 11 years. In 1896 the Bath Municipal Technical College opened in a newly built north wing of the Guildhall, offering evening classes in various newly formed Technical Schools. Among other schools of that era, the Bath School of Art at The Paragon and the Technical School at Green Park were moved into this new building. By 1899 the Board of Education Act established the Board of Education to supervise the education system in England and Wales.
City of Bath Technical School