| Description | Covers committals to the following approved schools by the Education Committee: Oakbank; Rossie Farm; Balgowan; Tynepark; St Andrew's; Loaningdale; Dale; Balrossie; Balnacraig; Snowden; Wellington Farm Penicuik; Geilsland; Langlands Park; Dr Guthrie's Girls; Kibble; Balgay Girls; Mossbank; Dalbeth Girls'; Springboig St John's R.C.; Dr Guthrie's Junior (Boys); Thornly Park; Wellshill Girls'; St Joseph's R.C.; Kenmure St Mary's; St Ninian's R.C. Junior; St Mary's R.C. Boys'; Cumberlow Lodge; St Joseph's Chippenham; Tennal; Kingswood Classifying School, Kingswood, Bristol.
Records: child's name; name, occupation and address of parent or guardian; child's date of birth; court and date of committal; offence charged or cause of committal; date of admission and leaving; and remarks (recalled, transferred etc.).
Indexed by child's surname and by home (Cumberlow Lodge, Tennal and Kingswood do not appear in the index, entries are on page 110).
Committals from 1946 to 1969. |
| Administrative History | The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act, 1932, replaced Industrial Schools with Approved Schools. This Act allowed children up to the age of 16 to be admitted to an Approved School if
"he or she:
- Was found guilty of an offence which, in the case of an adult, would be punishable by a prison sentence.
- Was found to be in need of care, protection or control.
- Was deemed to be 'refactory' while in the care of a Local Authority.
- Was brought back to Court because of behaviour while on probation.
- Had run away from the care of a Local Authority or a 'fit person'.
- Had come before the Court for truancy" (P. Higginbotham, Children's Homes, p. 38).
In 1968 Social Work Act Approved Schools became known as List D Schools (Peter Higginbotham, Children's homes, chapter 3). |