Mr Goraya's Timeline

By MrGoraya

  • The 1944 Education Act

    3 tier system introduced, all Secondary Education must be provided for free, for all

  • GCSE's introduced

    The General Certificate of Education (GCE), as well as O-levels and A-levels introduced, mainly to Grammar Schools, to replace School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate.

  • The Crowther Report

    Crowther Report (Fifteen to Eighteen), recommended that the school leaving age be raised to 16. Recognised that a Sixth Form was primarily designed to prepare young people to enter University, It was the only route to University for state school pupils.

  • Circular 10/65

    Beginning of the conversion from Secondary schools to the comprenhensive system. Marked the end of the old grammar and secondarys, along with Eleven plus exams

  • Plowden Report

    Report into primary schools, their functioning and the transition into secondary.
    Set much of the basis of modern primarys. Some findings include no more physical punishments, encouraging community activites, obtaining home details so contact is available

  • Circular 10/70

    The Circular 10/70 abandoned the requirement for Local Education Authorities (LEA) to become comprehensive. Many LEAs chose not to follow selection, although some continued.

  • School Leaving Age

    On 1st September, 1972, the school leaving age was raised to 16. Many influencial people opposed this, including teaching unions, Chief Police Officers and politicians, saying that forcing a child to stay at school for another year would increase truancy and crime. The Government were in favour of the raise, saying that it would decrease youth unemployment.

  • The Sex Discrimination Ac

    The Sex Discrimination Act protects both males and females from discrimination on the grounds of gender. Some areas that are included in the Act are employment, training, education and harrassment. The Act established the Equal Opportunities Commission.

  • Race Relations Act

    The Race Relations Act prevents discrimination on the grounds of race. The Act established the Commission for Racial Equality to ensure that the rules of the Act were followed.

  • Callaghan's Speech

    James Callaghan, the Labour Prime Minister, made a speech in October 1976 at the Ruskin College in Oxford. The speech highlighted the increasing centralisation of education. Callaghan stated that there was a need for a 'basic curriculum with universal standards', including 'basic literacy, basic numeracy, the understanding of how to live and work together, respect for others and respect for the individual'.

  • The 1981 Education Act

    The 1981 Education Act introduced the idea of Special Educational Needs (SEN). This Act required that teachers monitored and assessed a child's special needs. The Act also gave parents the power to be consulted about their child's SEN and the right to appeal.

  • The introduction of NVQs

    National Vocational Qualifications introduced, assessed through paid or voluntary work are achieved through training and assessment at work.

  • The abolishment of corporal punishment in state schools

    Corporal punishment included striking a child on the bottom, palm of the hand or on the open hand with a cane or a ruler. In 1987, schools were banned from using corporal punishment when a child mis-behaves.

  • The introduction of GCSEs

    GCSE's introduced and replace O-levels and GCE's

  • The 1988 Education Reform Act

    This Education Reform Act established Local Management of Schools, Grant Maintained Schools, the National Curriculum, Key Stages and league tables. Parents were given a choice to opt where they would like their child to attend school.

  • The National Curriculum

    The National Curriculum was established through the Education Reform Act (1998). A national system of assessment, made by government as a one system fits all, teachers weren't asked for input

  • Birth of Harjoban Singh Goraya

    The world rejoices

  • OFSTED were formed

    OFSTED stands for the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. Schools based on a 4 tier system

  • Claregate Primary School

  • Labour win the Election

  • The 1998 Teaching and Higher Education Act

    Meant to standards of teaching in the UK, throughGeneral Teaching Councils, focusing on the new Student Loans system.

  • Codsall Middle School

  • Codsall Community High School

  • The 2005 Education Act

    This Act came into force on 7th April, 2005. The Act focused on the process of school improvement, strengthening the accountability framework for schools and amended the approach used by OFSTED when inspecting schools in England.

  • The 2006 Education and Inspections Act

    According to the Government, this Act is 'intended to represent a major step forward in the Government’s aim of ensuring that all children in all schools get the education they need to enable them to fulfil their potential'.

  • S. Peter's Collegiate School

  • Every Child Matters

    Every Child Matters is a UK Government initiative and is one of the most important policies and development programmes in relation to children and children's services of the last decade. The aims of Every Child Matters are that every child, regardless of their background or circumstances, is healthy, stays safe, enjoys and achieves, makes a positive contribution and achieves economic well-being, as defined in the Every Child Matters Green Paper on 3rd April, 2008.

  • The 2008 Education and Skills Act

    School age raised to 18

  • Nottingham Trent University

  • Graduated

  • University of Wolverhampton

  • New National Curriculum introduced