 starter activity Watch this rare film clip of late Victorian/Edwardian child workers. How were their lives different from yours?

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 starter activity Watch this rare film clip of late Victorian/Edwardian child workers. How were their lives different from yours?

What was the vilest Victorian job? Child labour in the Victorian era

Lord Shaftesbury MP MP Lead fight in Parliament to improve working conditions for women & children Lead fight in Parliament to improve working conditions for women & children Campaigned to improve education & treatment of mentally ill Campaigned to improve education & treatment of mentally ill

 Your task Chimney sweep, or ‘climbing boy’. Boys would be expected to climb chimneys as narrow as 23cm x 23cm. Many got trapped and died. Others contracted cancer or lung diseases due to the soot. Imagine you were trying to recruit a new climbing boy to work for you. What would be the perks of the job?

 Your task When you are older you may well attend a jobs fair. It’s a place where employers try to recruit new employees for their businesses by describing the attractions of working for them, the perks. Imagine it is The Factory Act has just been passed by Parliament but you need to attract healthy, young new recruits to work for you.