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The history of education
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The Education Act/ Butler Act
A Minister of education was appointed to centrally administer education at this time. This Act led to the separation of schools into primary, secondary and further education with the guidance and control of Local Education Authorities (LEA) to encourage spiritual, moral, mental and physical development of the community. Free compulsary education up until the age of 15, with up to the age of 18 being optional. -
The Clarke report: The New Secondary Education
This aimed to improve the general development of all pupils. -
The General Certificate of Education
The GCE, O-levels and A-levels were introduced with GCE replacing the School Certificate. The school certificate was taken at the age of 16 with levels of fail, pass, credit or distinction and six passes were required to sit the higher certificate at the age of 18. GCEs were sat mainly by 16 year olds as O-levels (ordinary levels) and 18 year olds sat A-levels (advanced levels). First results published 14th feb 1952. -
The Crowther report
The introduction of comprehensive schooling for all and the introduction of courses other than A-levels for vocational subjects. -
The Newsom Report
As more funding was given to grammar schools, some schools were failing pupils by having a very low reading age of children ages 13-16. Further improvements were made to schools such as... -
The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
The CSE was introduced to secondary modern to cater for those not sitting O-levels. This certificate was used until 1987 and was taken by pupils less able to take GCEs. -
The Plowden Report
It was stressed that the development of children is influenced by physical, intellectual and emotional needs and education puts the needs of the child first. -
School leaving age raised to 16
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The Education (Special Education) Act/ The Warnock report
Concepts with 'handicapped' replaced with 'special education needs' which is defined as a child with significantly greater learning difficulties than most children of the same age. Children with special needs are to be educated in mainstream schools, providing their needs are met.. -
National Council for Vocational Qualification
NVQs introduced to accompany the introduction of vocational subjects into the work force. -
Task Group on Assessment & Testing (TGAT)
TGAT introduced attainment levels and levels of attainment to suggest what pupils should be achieving at each key stage. -
Education Reform Act
The Education Reform Act was introduced to incorporate the National Curriculum (NC) into core subjects which must be taught from 5-16, including maths, science and english and other subjects were foundation subjects but were stipulated to be taught. This act also introduced SATs (national testing) as ages 5,7 and 11 to monitor progression of students. The SMSC (social, moral, spiritual and cultural) development of children were focused on to prepare them for life. -
The establishment of OFSTED
OFSTED (the Office for Standards in Education) was established to monitor and report the quality of education within schools. -
The Dearing Review
This act introduced the ideas of varied GCSEs for pupils in KS4 to embrace individuality and talent. History and geography were removed from being compulsory at key stage 4. -
Teaching Training Agency (TTA)
The TTA created to monitor and take control of funding for education and teacher training. -
A* grade added
A* grades are added to GCSEs to distinguish between high and low A grade students. -
SATs
The government introduced SATs to children aged 7,11 and 14. -
GNVQs introduced
General National Vocation Subjects (GNVQs) are introduced to target students who are less academic and are more work-force inclined. -
Hillcrest School placed into Special Measures
Hillcrest School and Community College is placed into 'Special Measures' due to truancy, poor attainment levels and poor behaviour. -
AS levels introduced
AS levels are introduced as a mid-point between the two years of A-levels. -
Hillcrest School comes out of 'Special Measures'
The schools succeeds in removing itself out of 'special measures' by improving behaviour, GCSE grades and attendance. -
Hillcrest School and Community College
I joined Hillcrest School and Community College in Year 7 in 2002. The school is a comprehensive school. -
Introduction of the Re-proffesionalism of Teachers
The Labour Government reintroduces bursaries and training for the development of professional teachers, including QTS. -
OFSTED report of Hillcrest School
OFSTED stated "Hillcrest is one of the most outstanding schools in the country" after Dame Mo Brennan had been working on the school for one year! -
Headteacher to gain 'Dame' status
Brennan was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 due to her outstanding contributions to education. -
Hillcrest School becomes a specialised performing arts college
The introduction of the Specialist Schools programme increaes the amount of funding for specialised schools. This funding was controlled by the Specialist Schools and Acadmies Trust. A grant was given to the school of £150,000 to improve services for that particular subject. -
I started at Kind Edward VI College
I started at King Edwards VI College, in Stourbridge, to study my A-levels in Chemistry (Salters OCR B), Human biology, Psychology and Geography. The college is an A-level specialist college rated as outstanding and is one of three oustanding colleges in the entire of the West Midlands. -
I left King Edward VI College
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The New Coalition Government
The New Coalition government removes the funding for specialist schools and Hillcrest School is renamed back to hillcrest school and community college. -
University of Wolverhampton
I started my degree in Biomedical Science based at the City campus. -
University of Wolverhampton
I graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a 2:1 degree in Biomedical Science with Honours.
