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Education Act 1944
known as "The Butler Act". It created a “tripartite”, hierarchical system of grammar, technical and secondary modern schools. Selection was decided by an exam taken at the age of 11. The school leaving age was raised to 15. -
1951 General Certificate of Education (GCE)
General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-levels and A-levels were introduced, replacing the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. -
1959 The crowther report
Recommended raising leaving age to 16 -
1963 Newsom Report
Provided statistical data on reading test scores by school, region. -
1964 Ministry of education reorginised
Ministry of Education was reorganised as the Department of Education and Science (DES) -
1965 The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) was introduced
Certificate of Secondary Education was introduced as an alternative to the GCE qualifications -
1967 The plowden report
Helped establish the three tier school system. Primary schools embraced a philosophy of pedagogy for the concept of genetic ability. -
1970 Education handicapped children act
Education handicapped children act was introduced. -
1972 School leaving age raised to 16
School leaving age raised to 16 from 15. -
Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Sex Discrimination Act 1975 introduced -
Race Relations Act 1976
Race Relations Act 1976 introduced -
1988 General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) replaced O-levels and CSEs. -
1988 The National Curriculum
The National Curriculum, stipulating subjects to be studied until the age of 16, was also introduced. -
August 5th 1993: The day a legend was born!
The day I was born -
1994 Teacher training Agency was introduced
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1994 A* was introduced
An A* grade was added to GCSEs to differentiate between top and lower A grades. -
Child Support Act 1995
1995 Child Support Act 1995 made provisions relating to child support maintenance and other maintenance. -
1995 Introduced National Curriculum Tests (SAT’s)
The government introduced National Curriculum Tests, often called SAT’s, for all children aged 7, 11 and 14 (tests for seven year olds were first tried in 1991). -
1995 DfEE becomes DFE
1995 DfEE: the DFE was renamed the Department for Education and Employment. -
1996 Education (Student Loans) Act 1996
extended the provision of student loans. -
1996 Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996
introduced unsuccessful voucher scheme for nursery education (later withdrawn by Labour), and allowed governors of GM schools to borrow money -
1997 White Paper Excellence in schools
1997 White Paper Excellence in schools formed the basis of the 1998 School Standards and Framework Act. -
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Attended Springfield Primary and Infant School
Primary School earned the basic qualities i needed to succeed in secondary school. Education Act 1944,
1951 General Certificate of Education (GCE),
1959 The crowther report,
1963 Newsom Report,1967 The plowden report,
1970 Education handicapped children act
1972 School leaving age raised to 16,
1995 Introduced National Curriculum Tests (SAT’s),
1996 Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act, -
1998 Education (Student Loans) Act 1998
1998 Education (Student Loans) Act 1998 transferred provision of student loans to the private sector. -
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Attended Moseley School
Studied GCSE here and passed all of them. Established: 1923
Type: Foundation school
Students: 1,360
Gender: Coeducational
Ages: 11–18 Former names Moseley Grammar School, Moseley Modern School 1988 General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE),
1988 The National Curriculum,
1994 A* was introduced,
1995 Introduced National Curriculum Tests (SAT’s),
1997 White Paper Excellence in schools,
2008 Education and Skills Act, -
Education and Skills Act 2008
2008 Education and Skills Act 2008 raised the education leaving age to 18; Key Stage 3 SATs effectively abolished. -
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Attended Cadbury College
Studied A level for one year before moving to Birmingham Metropolitan College. -
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Attended Birmingham Metropolitan College
Studied A levels for two years before succeeded onto University. -
2012 University fees increased to £9000
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Attended University Of Wolverhampton
Studied BSC (hons) Computing. 1998 Education (Student Loans) Act
2012 University fees increased to £9000
