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The Education Act 1944
Also known as the Bulter Act. It was the introduction of the tripartite system of secondary education. All schooling became free for all pupils and the school leaving age was raised to 15.
Three different types of school introduced: grammar schools, secondary technical schools and secondary modern schools. The 11+ examination determined which school the pupil would go to. -
Grandad Pell was born
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Nanny Pell was born
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General Certificate of Education
This replaced the old School Certificate and was designed for the top 25% of the ability range.
There were three main concerns of this: widespread perception that the new exams were harder, a lower age limit of 16 was imposed for entry into the exam, candidates either passed or failed. -
Newsom report
Showed the variation of pupils' reading test scores and more funding was going into grammar schools compared to what was going to secondary modern schools. -
Circular 10/ 65
The end of the 11+ examinations to eliminate separation in secondary education. -
Plowden report
The concept of ability is genetically related alone was rejected by primary schools. It stressed the influenece of environmental factors in learning and development.
This put the child at the centre of learning and the child was seen as an indiviual and developes at their own pace. -
Mum was born
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The 'Great Debate'
James Callaghan spoke at Ruskin College saying that schools were failing pupils, parents and the country. -
The Warnock report
This formed the basis of the ecucation (special education) act of 1981. It made 220 recommendations including; the term 'children with learning difficulties' should be used to describe children who are categorised as sub-normal, the education of children with disabilities or significant difficulties must start as soon as possible, and firm links should be established between special and ordinary schools in the same vicinty. -
The Education (Special education) Act
This was the introduction of the special educational needs in which the local education authroties had the duty to assess special needs and provide a statement of need. -
National Vocational Qualification
Introduction of NVQs. -
Educational Reform Act
The introduction of the National Curriculum in core subjects for the ages 5-16. Also the introduction of SATs. -
GCSEs
All subject examinations were replaced by GCSEs as a new method of assessing learning. -
Education (schools) Act
The establishment of Ofsted to monitor and report on qulaity of schools. -
I was born
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The Dearing review
It was recommended that there was a less prescribed curriculum and additional pathways for vocational courses. -
Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs
There was more clarity on what was classes as a special need and it was identified that a co-ordinator (SENCO) was needed in every school. -
Started Poddington School
Charity ran school and close connections to the local church in the village. It was seen as one of the best schools to go to in the area and it was very hard for mum to get me there, I was not technically in the catchment area but they made an exception for me. There were very small classes due to lack of funding. Funding did increase with incentives from the government and it is now a average sized lower school. At this school my attainment was higher than the average due to small classes. -
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Poddington Christopher Reeves Lower School
Religion was part of its ethos. It was a very small school in the beginning; there was only three of us in reception and then five in year 1.
It was founded in 1842 and is a voluntary aided school which works along side the church down the road from it. -
School Standards and Framework Act 1998
Key stage 1 classes were reduced to 30 pupils.
Secondary schools were encouraged to specialise in subject areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. It made it possible for specialist schools to select up to 10% of their intake on aptitude. -
SureStart
Programmes for areas in social deprivation that worked with 0-3 year olds and their families. -
Started Junior school
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Denfield Park Junior School
I started after the easter holiday as I moved schools to be closer to home. My mother also attended this school as a child.
Denfield Park is now a primary school in which Hawyay nursery has merged with it -
Citizenship
It was made mandatory for pupils to take part in a citizenship course as part of the national curriculum. -
The Laming report
Every Child Matters -
Started secondary school
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Rushden Community College
When my name was put down to go to this school it was called The Rushden School. When I started in the September it had a new name The Rushden Community College in which soon after it gained a specialism in maths and computering. It kept the specialism unitl 2010, from then it was known as Rushden Community College but was classed as an academy. When I was in year 11 the school went into special measures and this was not the first time. Whilst I was in the sixth form everything changed. -
The Children Act
Every Child Matters: extended schools to provde out of school activities, family support and assess to specialist services.
It set out the expectations of schools and the local education authorties. -
Five year strategy for children and learning
View that all schools should become foundation schools and be idependent of the local authorty. -
Education Act 2005
Funding for schools were to come directly from the government.
Local authorites were to set performance targets for every pupil and take on more responsibility for children in care. -
Nanny Pell passed away
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My brother was born
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Renewed national curriculum
The curriculum was to enable pupils to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
New 14-19 dipolmas were introduced and the recommendation of leaving age to be raised to 18. -
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The East Northants College (TENC)
This was formed of four schools in the county; Rushden Community College, The Ferrers school, Manor school, and Huxlow Science College. Depending on which subject took would determine which school you went to for that subject. It has no changed in that Manor School is no longer apart of it and has its own sixth form. -
Started sixth form
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Started University of Wolverhampton
Studied Forensic Science and now PGCE. -
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University of Wolverhampton
I studied Forensics Science in which I graduated with a 1st honors in September 2014. I am now studying for my PGCE during a time which the national curriculum has changed again.
