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Butler's Education Act
Butler's Education Act seeks to encourage the "spiritual, mental and physical" well-being of the community. It creates the "tripartite", hierarchical system of grammar, technical and secondary modern schools. Selection is decided by an exam taken at the age of 11. Meanwhile, the school leaving age is raised to 15. Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
Introduction of GCE
General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-levels and A-levels are introduced, replacing the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. These were primarily grammar school exams. Some education authorities established their own leaving examinations for youngsters not taking GCEs. Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
Labour voted in!
Harold Wilson's newly-elected Labour government promises to set up comprehensive schools, combining pupils of all ability levels. Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
Introduction of CSE
The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) is introduced for secondary modern pupils, to cater for those not sitting O-levels. Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
School leaving age raised to 16.
School leaving age raised to 16. Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
Labour elected
Sir Leonard James Callaghan is elected the prime minister of the UK. Whilst into his fourth great office of state, Sir Callaghan reportdly annoyed with the little influence he had over education. -
Introduction of GCSE
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) replaces O-levels and CSEs. The National Curriculum, stipulating subjects to be studied until the age of 16, is also introduced. Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
Start of Key Stage 0
Cape Primary reception -
Start of Key Stage 1
My class in years 1 & 2 -
Start of KS 2
View outside of my classroom in years 3 & 4 -
Introduction of National Curriculum tests
The government introduces National Curriculum Tests, often called Sats, for all children aged seven, 11 and 14 ( tests for seven year olds were first tried in 1991). Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3499119.stm -
New government initiative on ICT
The government announced its intention of encouraging the
widespread use of ICT in teaching and learning in maintained schools. Source:
ICT in schools - The impact of government initiatives five years on
Ofsted Publications Centre, 2004 -
Start of KS 3
Shireland Language College -
Start of KS 4
Assembly hall -
Start of the ICT Test Bed (BECTA)
The ICT Test Bed project investigates how the sustained and embedded use of ICT in learning spaces can improve learner outcomes, classroom practice and institutional development. Uniquely, the project offers a longitudinal view of change in 30 schools and colleges over a four year period. Source:
http://www.evaluation.icttestbed.org.uk/about -
Start of KS 5 + A city learning centre being built in school
Brand new CLC was created and housed the sixth form common room. The CLC held adult courses and was often used as a training and development centre for staff and pupils across the borough. The CLC was created as a part of the governments Excellence in Cities (EiC) programme. Source:
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Shireland Language College federated with Geogre Salter
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The Sandwell borough is annouced to be in the third wave of the BSF project
Shireland language college along with other schools in the borough are annouced to be improved. Resource:
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Start of Undergraduate Degree
Picture of the computer and informatics building -
End of the ICT Test Bed (BECTA)
Once the project ended in 06 it was evaluated by Manchester Metropolitan and Nottingham Trent Universities. The final evaluation report was delivered in 2007. Source and copy of the report:
http://www.evaluation.icttestbed.org.uk/reports -
Shireland Language College + George Salter High School become a Collegiate Academy
Shireland Language College, along with George Salter High School in West Bromwich, became part of a two-school collegiate academy in September 2007. The two schools operate under one academy board but retain their own identities. -
ILM Award - level 2 in leadership
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Start of PGCE
