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Education Reform Act 1944
Elementary education was controlled by the government, -
"Citizenship and Social Class" (Marshall)
T.H. Marshall wrote about citizenship, identifying three main components; community involvement, political literacy and social/moral responsibility -
was Education, Economy and Society (Halsey)
It is investment in education which facilitates individuals to advance socially and economically. -
Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Althusser)
Education is “chief means by which the dominant ideology of a class society was perpetuated, and so that society itself". -
General Election
Thatcher’s government takes power -
The Swann Report
Case for promoting a multicultural and global perspective when it came to teaching. -
National Curriculum
National curriculum introduced as part of the Education Reform Act -
First guidence on citizenship
Publication of Curriculum Guidance Eight: Education for Citizenship (National Curriculum Council 1990). -
National Curriculum review
Curriculum Guidance Eight: removed from the National Curriculum agenda -
General Election
Labour win general election and Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister -
Crick Report
Led to programmes of study for citizenship -
Citizenship in Primary Schools
Citizenship becomes part of the non-statutory framework in Primary Schools -
Citizenship in Key Stage 3
Citizenship become part of the statutory framework at Key Stage 3 (2002), accompanied by detailed guidance for teachers called Schemes of Work. -
EPPI
A review into the impact of citizenship on student learning found many positive outcomes, reinforcing its place in the national curriculum -
IRPC
IRPC Interim Report (2009) recommended that children “should acquire a range of personal, social and emotional qualities essential to their health, well-being and life as a responsible citizen in the 21st century" -
General Election
coalition government takes power and drops new citizenship recommendations from the Children, Schools and Family Bill
