History of Education

By Jennybonser

  • Education Act

    Entitles all children to free, compoulsory education ages 5-15.
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    History of Education

  • School leaving age rose to 15

  • General Certificte of Education was introduced

  • Education Act- introduction of three-tier schooling system

  • Introduction of CSE in England and Wales

  • Plowden report- main themes included individual learning and flexibility in the curriculum

  • Prime Minister Callaghans speech at Ruskin University- suggested that the education system was out of touch with the needs of the economy

  • Waddell Report- recommended a single exam at age 16 to replace CSE and O-Level

  • Cockroft report

  • GCSEs replaced CSE and O-Level

  • Education reform Act- took power from LEAs and gave them all to the secretary of state. It required schools to follow a National Curriculum, league tables were introduced and assessment in key subjects at three key stages was introduced

  • Started at Hodnet Primary School

  • Education (schools) act-introduction of OFSTED

  • Dearing review of National Curriculum

  • Started The Grove School, Market Drayton

  • Education (student loans) act- extended the provision of student loans

  • Introduction of 'specialist colleges'. First mention of a network of city-academies.

  • AS-Levels introduced

  • Started Grove College, Market Drayton

  • First three city academies opened

  • Started New College, Telford as a part-tme student

  • Building schools for the future project

  • 2004 Children Act- Every Child Matters

  • 14-19 Curriculum and Qualifications Reform

  • Began studying with The Open University

  • Education and Skills Act- raised education leaving age to 18

  • Began PGCE Secondary Mathematics at University of Wolverhampton