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Major changes ocuured in British education during the late-19th century. There was a major expansion of both state and private schools. Local authorties began to implement the Education Act of 1864 which massively expanded free primary education. The demands of the growing Empite also let to the expansion of the private sector with the creation of new preparatory and public schools. Another part of the reforms implemented at mid-century was to separate or take special steps to protect the younger boys. Many preparatory schools appeared in the late-19th century to accomodate the needs of the yonger boys. And to accomodate the needs of an expanding empire, we see new public (private boarding) schools. Uniforns varied we see Eton suits and knicker suits. England began to develop a pubically financed state school system. The English effort to found a national system of state schools lagged behind several countries on the continent. Countries like Prussia at an early stage saw an educated population as important in building a strong state. The United States also led Britain in developing a fine public school system. Important elemement in England, especially the landed aristocracy, were concerned about the social impact of educating the working class. Despite the misgivings, there was a great expansion of schools for the average English boy during the late-19th century. A wide variety of schools were opened, including ragged schools, board schools, national schools and several others. Only by the late-19th century did educational reforms began creating a national system of state schools out of the variety of schools that had been created. Uniforms were not required at these elementary schools. State financed secondary schools were a rarity throughout the 19th century. This began in the 1870, but was more fully implements in the subsequent decades. The idea of a standard school uniform gradually was accepted at private schools and by the 1870s was widely observed at most public schools. And by this time we begin to see many more photographic images showing the boys in their uniforms. The clothing list at these schools could be amazingly extensive. We mostly see boys wearing long pants uniforms. Uniform requirements at the new preparatory schools were more relaxed at, but they gradually adopted uniform requirrements as well. We also see long pants in the new state schools.
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