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Catholics and Schools after the 1918 Education(Scotland) Act – A Symposium

DATE Sat 27 October 2018                                     –                                   TIME 12:00 – 17:00 BST

An afternoon symposium on the 100th anniversary year of the 1918 Education (Scotland) Act

Venue: Lecture Theatre 213, St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow, 20 Eldon Street, Glasgow, G3 6NH

  •  Provisional programme:
    • (12-12:15 Arrival of delegates)
    • 12:15 Introduction and welcome
    • 12:30-13:05 Bob Davis – “The 1918 Education (Scotland) Act and the European Crisis: Church, State & Society
    • 13:10-13:45 Diane Watters – “Tradition and Modernity: Catholic School Architecture After 1918
    • 13:50-14:25 Stephen McKinney – “The Church of Scotland response to the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918
    • 14:30-15:15 Coffee break
    • 15:15-15:50 Lindsay Paterson – “Integration or assimilation: the liberal effects of a Liberal Act
    • 15:55-16:45 Panel discussion and Q&A, led by Sir Tom Devine
    • 16:50 Closing remarks

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