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Education Act
R. A. Butler (Education Minister) steered the education act through parliament in January 1944 following the Board of Education Green Paper of 1941 'Education after the war' -
School Leaving Age Raised to 15
School Leaving Age Raised to 15 -
GCE Introduced
GCE Introduced -
The Beloe Report
A report which led to the introduction of the Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) in 1965 -
The Boyle Act
Allowed the creation of middle schools -
CSE Introduced
CSE Introduced -
The Plowden Report
Promoted child centred education -
The James Report
Teacher Training and Education -
School Leaving Age Raised to 16
School Leaving Age Raised to 16 -
Sexual Discrimination Act
Effected school admissions, appointments and curricula -
Race Relations Act
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James Callaghan Speech
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The Warnock Report
Major report on provision for children and young people with special needs -
The Waddell Report
Recommended a single exam at age 16 to replace the GCE O Level and CSE. (The first GCSE exams were taken in 1988) -
First Day of Infant School
Hatherton Lane Infants School -
GCSE Introduced
GCSE Replaced CSE and GCE -
NCVQ Established
National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) established -
First Day of Junior School
Hatherton Lane Junior School -
Education Reformation Act
Major act establishing the National Curriculum -
Amalgamation of Hatherton Lane Infants and Junior Schools
The school becomes Hatherton Lane JMI -
First Day of Senior School
Frank F Harrison Community School -
Department for Education
the Department of Education and Science was renamed the Department for Education -
Creation of OfStEd
Creation of OfStEd (Office for Standards in Education) -
TTA
The establishment of TTA (Teacher Training Authority) -
Department for Education and Employment
the DFE was renamed the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) -
GCSE Exams
Took my GCSE Exams -
Started A' Levels
Started my A' Levels in Maths, Art and Art Textiles -
Education Act 1997
Abolished NCVQ and SCAA and replaced them with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) -
A' Level Exams
Took my A' Level Exams -
Teaching and Higher Education Act
Establishment of the General Teaching Council (GTC) -
Protection of Children Act
A list is kept of persons considered unsuitable to work with children -
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act
Further provision against discrimination on grounds of disability -
Equality Act
Establishment the Commission for Equality and Human Rights with implications for schools -
Education for All
A final report of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 education and training -
Started Degree
Started studying for BSc(Hons) Computing Degree at University of Wolverhampton -
GCSE English
Started GCSE English course to get qualification to start on teaching path -
Completed Degree
Completed BSc(Hons) Computing Degree with 2.1 Classification -
English GCSE Exam
Took GCSE English to gain qualification to start on teaching path -
Revision of National Curriculujm
Reforming the national curriculum in England -
Started PGCE Schools Direct Course
Started PGCE Schools Direct Course through University of Wolverhampton. Based at ACE Academy. -
OFSTED Created
Creation of Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education)