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The 1944 Education Act
LEAs were to ensure that there were separate schools for primary and secondary education and that nursery education was available for under-fives. Also that a provision was made for 'pupils who suffer from any disability of mind or body' and that boarding accommodation could be offered Every county and county borough would be the local
education authority (LEA) for its area (6(1). Section 25 dealt with religious education. -
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The History of Education
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Universal free school milk was introduced in August 1946.
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General Certificate of Education added
To replace 'Matriculation' but some countries such as South Africa still retain this -
Abolition of Tripartite system
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1976 Education Act forbade selection of pupils by ability, officially ending the Tripartite System
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1981 Education Act (30 October 1981)
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I started school
I started at an American International School, where pupils from 6 years old to 17 years old studied together. In contrast the 1944 act stipulates that there should be compulsory attendance at primary and secondary schools and defined 'compulsory school age' as between five and fifteen years -
amendment of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (Section 47) to prohibit 'inhuman or degrading' punishments
Yes, I went to a school in Botwana ( a Primary school) that actively undertook corporal punishment- which was currently abolished in British schools -
The National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) was set up in 1986 to promote National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs).
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I went to a primary school in kent for a few months
I recieved free milk before Thatchers government aboloished this proviso. Universal free school milk was introduced in August 1946. -
Government published The National Curriculum 5-16
The National Curriculum would consist of three 'core subjects' (mathematics, English and science); six foundation subjects (history, geography, technology, music, art and physical education); plus a modern foreign language at key stages 3 and 4
The National Curriculum would set out 'attainment targets' - the knowledge, skills and understanding which children would be expected to have by the end of each key stage -
Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) was set up
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I went to an Austrailian School in Papua New Guinea
Due to lack of structured education and dodgy US education practises I suffered miserably in maths. Whilst I struggled to add and subtract my peers were multiplying and dividing comfortably. Extra lessons and much humiliation ensued. Damned Americans and lack of curriculum! -
1988 Act provided for a 'basic curriculum'
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1988 report of the National Curriculum Task Group on Assessment
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Primary school in kent
Went to Primary school in kent. Although curriculum followed, progress ws monitored on the students completion of activity cards. No stand up teaching and limited Art and literature but plenty of religeous education- much to my utter disgust... -
Primary school in Botswana
English system, separate Science and French lessons. Eleven plus type assessment in use -
1992- Secondary school and O'levels?
I had to take and entrance exam and IQ test to be accepted into Secondary school in Gaborone, Botswana. If I had stayed I would have taken O'levels and not GCSE's! In the UK, selection for grammar schools was made largely on the basis of the 'eleven plus' examination, which usually consisted of tests of intelligence. This has been phased out but in some areas like Kent (where I used to live) it is still in operation but on a voluntary basis -
Started Year 8 in Hong Kong
British system. GCSE's. No differentiation in core subjects till Year 10 -
1993 Education Act (27 July 1993)
One of the notable outcomes was "the right of parents to withdraw a child from sex education lessons except those contained in the National Curriculum - the science curriculum was to be revised to exclude anything on HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and aspects of human sexual behaviour" Interestingly, 2 years early in Africa this was part of the curriculum at Primary school, reflectiong the dire situation and affect this disease has -
1993 Dearing Report The National Curriculum and Its Assessment
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Finished A'levels!
AS levels were a new qualification -
3 years at Uni- UWE
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March 2000 David Blunkett announced that the government intended to create a network of 'city academies'
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Qualified as an NVQ Assessor (A1)
Qualified to examine NVQ levels 1 to 3 (as long as I held suitable qualifications in subject area). Worked with working pupils to complete 2 year course -
The Further Education and Training Act (23 October 2007)
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The Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) was launched on 16 May 2008.
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2008 Education and Skills Act; raised the education leaving age to 18
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In March 2009 Stonewall published its Teachers' Report Homophobic bullying in Britain's schools as part of its Education for All campaign.
I never had any knowledge or contact with openly gay pupils and using the word "gay" to mean something negative was very much the norm -
2009 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act;
After being an NVQ Asssessor for the past 2 years, we were being pushed to embrace Modern Apprenticeships as a replacement. The problem was that the trainer would supply the tuition and pay the apprentice but would have to release them 1 day per week to go to college. Not financially viable for the business as they did the training, recieved little funding and lost a days work each week! -
Started PGCE
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2010 Children, Schools and Families Act
