Allan Glen's Institution, Glasgow

The Royal Commission on Technical Instruction's final report stated "Perhaps the best example of a school similar in character to the higher elementary or technical schools of France, is the Allan Glen's Institution at Glasgow". It went on to say that the "Institution, which was established in 1853 for gratuitous elementary education; but, in 1876, the trustees obtained a special Act for providing, in addition, a school in which, at a moderate fee, the benefits of a good secondary and technical education shall be placed within the reach of middle class boys intended for industrial, manufacturing, and mercantile pursuits. In this school little or no Latin is taught, and, in addition to ordinary literary instruction, lessons are given in theoretical and practical science. An especial feature of the school is workshop instruction in the use of tools." In 1887 Allan Glen's Institution joined with other institutions to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the Royal College of Science and Technology).