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33: 224:. From 1859 the Science and Art Department had offered examinations for prospective science teachers, and promoted evening classes in science across Britain. From 1872 the Science and Art Department began offering scientific higher education directly through evening classes at the South Kensington site. In 1880 these classes acquired formal recognition as the Normal School of Science. 231:
considered the question of technical education, and their recommendations led to an increasing role in scientific training for other branches of government. The increased attention paid to education led to the formation of the
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body which functioned from 1853 to 1899, promoting education in art, science, technology, and design in
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in 1899, into which the Science and Art Department was fully integrated.
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The Science and Art Department was created as a subdivision of the
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for educational purposes. That donation funded a large site in
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of 1851, part of the profits of which were distributed by the
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Defunct departments of the Government of the United Kingdom
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History of Technical Education, UK National Archives
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