What is it about?
Uppingham School founded the first mission to the London poor.
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Why is it important?
The Uppingham example was followed by many schools, colleges and universities.
Perspectives
This example confirmed the mid-Victorian belief that it was the duty of the rich to help the poor.
Dr Malcolm Tozer
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This page is a summary of: ‘The readiest hand and the most open heart’: Uppingham's first missions to the poor, History of Education, December 1989, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/0046760890180402.
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