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A national movement, the National Council of British Socialist Sunday Schools Union (NCBSSSU), formed in '''1909''', traces its origin to a school opened in [[Glasgow]] by Caroline Martyn and Archie McArthur. It was established as a protest against, and an alternative to, the perceived middle-class bias and assumptions of the regular churches. Its aims were to help the schools in their teaching of [[Socialism]]. The schools were grouped in District Unions and for the first ten years were affiliated to the (NCBSSSU) Council. However in '''1920''' their Constitution was amended to allow direct school affiliation which meant there was wide representation at the Annual Conference.  

A national movement, the National Council of British Socialist Sunday Schools Union (NCBSSSU), formed in '''1909''', traces its origin to a school opened in [[Glasgow]] by Caroline Martyn and Archie McArthur. It was established as a protest against, and an alternative to, the perceived middle-class bias and assumptions of the regular churches. Its aims were to help the schools in their teaching of [[Socialism]]. The schools were grouped in District Unions and for the first ten years were affiliated to the (NCBSSSU) Council. However in '''1920''' their Constitution was amended to allow direct school affiliation which meant there was wide representation at the Annual Conference.  

It was their view that public education should be secular and Socialist Sunday Schools were for purely educational bodies and therefore their hymns did not have theological tendencies or the Christian dogma which was preached in religious churches of the day. They worked in close harmony with the [[Labor Movement]] and were concerned with the spiritual and social objective of the human race with regard to daily life and conduct.

It was their view that public education should be [[secular]] and Socialist Sunday Schools were for purely educational bodies and therefore their hymns did not have [[Theology|theological]] tendencies or the Christian [[dogma]] which was preached in religious churches of the day. They worked in close harmony with the [[Labor Movement]] and were concerned with the spiritual and social objective of the human race with regard to daily life and conduct.

The NCBSSU manual is a very enlightening look into the teachings of the Socialist Sunday Schools and was prepared chiefly for the use of teachers. It contains specimen lessons and technique help to the teachers together with suggested reading for Socialist Education.

The NCBSSU manual is a very enlightening look into the teachings of the Socialist Sunday Schools and was prepared chiefly for the use of teachers. It contains specimen lessons and technique help to the teachers together with suggested reading for Socialist Education.