-
Education Act
-Promised secondary education for all. The act attempted to acheive this goal by raising the school leaving age and dividing the all-age elementary education into primary and secondary schools.
-Fees abolished. -
Period: to
Education Timeline
-
Tripartite System
- 3 types of schools offered: i) Grammar ii) Secondary iii) Techinical
IQ Tests at age 11. Middle class benefited. -
General Certificate of Education Introduced
-'O Levels' and 'A Levels' took over school certificate and the higher school certificate.
-Intended to cater for the increased range of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 15 in 1947.
-The examinations were graded into ordinary levels for the top 25% academically of 16 year olds. -
Introduction of Wolfenden Report
-Small independent committee set up to examine general position of sport in this country. -
Education Act 1962
-Education Act 1962 gave local education authorities in the UK a mandate to pay the tuition of students.
-These were those attending full-time first degree courses.
-Also provided them with a maintenance grant.
-No repayment required. -
Introduction of Comprehensive Schools
-Tripartite system abolished.
-Newly elected goverment decide to offer a school comprehensive to a range of different ability children.
-The first comprehensives were set up after WW2. In 1946, for example Walworth School was one of five experimental schools set up by London County Council. -
School leaving age raised to 16.
-School levaing age is raised to 16.
-Career choices and work experience was introduced for studnets. -
Education Reform Act
Regarded as most important single piece of education legislation.
-key stages were introduced in schools. At each key stage objectives had to be met.
- national curriculum was introduced. -
GCSE's replace GCE's
-The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) replaces O-levels and GSEs.
-Education Act updated their policies to bring in parent evening, sex education, annual reports and expectations. -
Introduction of OFSTED
-the government of John Major introduced a national scheme which became known as 'Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED).
-HMI would supervise inspection of each state funded school and publish their results. -
National curriculum for PE was introduced
The first PE, NC was introduced by the government. -
Youth Sports Trust
-Charitable trust which aimed to support the education and development of young people through physical education.
-In addition it was to build a brighter future for young people in sport aged eighteen months to eighteen years in schools and community. -
Dearing report
Further revision of the NC with the publishing of this report. PE based upon a child's ability to plan, perform and evaluate within an activity. -
Sport Raising The Game
-Labelled most important 'set of proposals' ever for the promotion and encouragement of sport in schools and to young children.
-£300 million from lottery funding to support and improve facilities for teachers who lead sport. Aim to bring every child the opportunity to reach adequate sporting facilites. -
Woodhouse Primary School
-Started at WPS.
-Single-form entry primary school with 30 children in each year group.
-Head teacher was Miss Stoker at the time.
-school motto is still 'committed to excellence' -
Protection Of Children Act
-Provided for a list to be kept of persons considered unsuitable to work with children.
-To enable the protection afforded to children. -
School Sport Partnerships
-School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) are one strand of the previous government’s Physical Education.
-Aim to increase the quality and quantity of PE and sports opportunities for young people. -
Rastrick High School
-Rastrick High School is a mixed-gender academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds located in Rastrick.
-Achieved 10+ GCSE's (inclu Math, Science and Eng) -
Rastrick Sixth Form
-Achieved A, B, C, A-Levels in PE, English Language, and ICT.
-Completed my Duke of Edinburough, GB National Boxing Award and was selected for the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy. -
Coalition Goverment
-The Government announced a new Olympic-style school sport competition to encourage more competitive sport in schools.
-Offer a more vibrant part of the ethos of all schools, and give schools the freedom to organise sport themselves rather than imposing a bureaucratic system for them to follow. -
Liverpool John Moores University
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science, 2:1 (68%). -Played for the Mens Uni Football Team for 3 years.
-Completed my LTA Level 1 and FA Level 1.
-Placement with Elite Athlete (Jonny Mellor, Long Distance Runner) implementing a Sport Science resource. -
PGCE at Wolverhampton University
-Accepted onto the School Direct PGCE (Main School: Burton Borough)
-Completed Intermediate (Secondary) Gymnastics Award, Multi-Skills Level 2 and YST Awards. -
New NC in PE
-No more levels in PE. -The aims of the NC:
i) Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities.
ii) Are physically active for sustained periods of time.
iii) Engage in competitive sports and activities.
iiii) Lead healthy, active lives.
