Building on his years of experience keeping school in Guiting, Joseph Acock founded a Sunday School as soon as the Chapel was built. Here the set of rules for children - and for teachers !

Rules of Guiting Chapel Sabbath School established June 14th 1836

1st That the usual school hours be half-past nine o'clock and half-past one. The names of the children to be called over and a ticket given to each one, which I owe to be valued at half-penny per doz.

2nd That a ticket or tickets will be forfeited for bad behaviour during the hours of school or divine service and to be withholden for being fifteen minutes behind the commencement of the school.

3rd The children are expected to come to school with clean hands and faces, and tickets to be forfeited for using the books in an improper manner.

4th That no person be admitted as a teacher without the approbation of the Superintendent who is to be chosen annually by the teachers and present at all meetings.

5th That teachers are expected to attend punctually and if not present in fifteen minutes after school is commenced to forfeit one penny unless notice of absence has been given to the Superintendent.

6th These forfeits are to be paid at every teachers' meeting and to be given to stewards as rewards to the children.

7th That this school will commence with singing and reading a chapter and prayer which is to be proposed by the Superintendent or any teacher whom he shall call upon. Each teacher to go to and remain with his or her class during singing and prayer , so as effectively to enforce solemnity and attention. Reading of Chapter omitted and books collected at half past Eleven.

8th That the books of the respective classes be taken from the box by the Superintendent, and one scholar from each class be descried to fetch them.

9th That the scholars who come late shall stand or sit at the bottom of their respective class.

10th No scholar shall be allowed to leave during the hours of teaching without permission from the Teacher, and this permission must not be given unless a mark appointed for the purpose be hanging at the door ; each scholar to take the mark on going out, and hang it up on returning.

11th When school closes, the girls shall be dismissed first, then the boys, each class separately, beginning with the lowest, that good order be preserved and noise and tumult prevented. One teacher shall take his station in the road to see that the children depart quietly, every scholar to go home and not play by the way, on pain of being punished as the teacher think proper.

Nb As the teachers will have frequently to warn scholars to avoid bad company, to use no profane language and to admonish them to read the word of God, to pray and to keep the Sabbath, it is hoped that they will see the necessity of these things themselves and never forget that their success depends entirely upon the blessing of the Most High.