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- ↑ Robert Corkey, Paths to Power in the Religious Education of the Young , London: National Sunday School Union, c. 1928, title page. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ Charity overview: National Christian Education Council, charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ Records of the Christian Education Movement, archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ Further particulars: From Sunday Schools to Christian Education: The Christian Formation of Contemporary Youth in Historical Perspective, ininet.org. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sunday Schools | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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