The Clarendon Commission was a royal commission established in 1861 to investigate the state of nine leading schools in England , in the wake of complaints about the finances, buildings, and management of Eton College . It was chaired by George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon . The commission sat until 1864, when its report was published with general recommendations on questions of curriculum and governance. The Clarendon Report gives a detailed picture of life in the nine schools. As a consequence of its publication, the Public Schools Act was passed in 1868.
7-588: The commission's terms of reference were: "To inquire into the nature and application of the Endowments, Funds and Revenue belonging to or received by the hereinafter mentioned Colleges, Schools and Foundations; and also to inquire into the administration and management of the said Colleges, Schools and Foundations". The nine schools comprised seven boarding schools ( Eton , Charterhouse , Harrow , Rugby , Shrewsbury , Westminster , and Winchester ) and two day schools ( St Paul's and Merchant Taylors' ). However,
14-407: A documented basis for making future decisions and for confirming or developing a common understanding of the scope among stakeholders . In order to meet these criteria, success factors/risks and constraints are fundamental. They define the: TORs could include: Although the terms of reference of a project are sometimes referred to as the project charter , there are significant differences between
21-421: A project business case . They are documented by the project manager and presented to the project sponsor or sponsors for approval. Once the terms have been approved, the members of the project team have a clear definition of the scope of the project. They will then be ready to progress with implementing the remaining project deliverables . This phrase "terms of reference" often refers to the task(s) assigned to
28-660: The 1868 act concerned itself only with the seven boarding schools. In the concluding paragraphs of the report, high praise was given to the nine schools: It is not easy to estimate the degree in which the English people are indebted to these schools for the qualities on which they pique themselves most – for their capacity to govern others and control themselves, their aptitude for combining freedom with order, their public spirit, their vigour and manliness of character, their strong but not slavish respect for public opinion, their love of healthy sports and exercise. These schools have been
35-534: The United Kingdom or its constituent countries is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Terms of reference Terms of reference ( TOR ) define the purpose and structures of a project , committee , meeting , negotiation , or any similar collection of people who have agreed to work together to accomplish a shared goal. Terms of reference show how the object in question will be defined, developed, and verified. They should also provide
42-528: The chief nurseries of our statesmen; in them, and in schools modelled after them, men of all the various classes that make up English society, destined for every profession and career, have been brought up on a footing of social equality.... This England -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to education in the UK is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to government in
49-406: The two. This article describes a TOR containing detailed definitions, while a project charter has high-level requirements, assumptions, constraints and descriptions as well as a budget summary without detail, and a milestone-only schedule. The terms of reference are created during the earlier stages of project management by the founders of the project in question, immediately after the approval of
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