Polish Educational Society

It also aimed to regulate the curriculum, train teachers and commission teaching materials and books and prepare young people for British public examinations in Polish language and literature.

[2] Its registered office and library are at the Polish Social and Cultural Centre in Hammersmith.

They were soon joined by children born to the thousands of displaced persons who had settled in the country and many of whom chose to maintain cultural roots and language within their families.

[3] Given the political situation in post-war Europe, human and cultural ties were permanently severed for many.

[4] To answer the need for supplementary formal education, a network of schools was set up under the auspices of the Society, usually attached to Polish parishes, and located in church halls or in Catholic schools unoccupied on Saturdays.