The History of Education

By lottietarplee

  • Education Act

    3 stage of education were established; primary, secondary and further education. Local Education Authorities had to provide:
    -Free and compulsory education to the age of 15
    -Free education to 18 for all that wanted it. Part time and day release courses were offered to young people in employment.
    Power lay with LEA's apart religiously run schools.
    Howvere, many inequalities bewteen the schools still remained,including regional variations of grammar schools.
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    Events, Acts and Policies

    Growth of grass roots movement for comprehensive schools
    Very litte interefence in education from the government.

  • The Crowther Report

    Recommended raising the school leaving age to 16, introducing a range of 6th form courses other than A-Level and the possibility of comprehensive schools for all. The report also stated that vocational education and training should be taught the same nationally.

  • Introduction of Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)

  • Newsom Report

    The report provided statisical data on the variation of pupils reading ages by school and by region.
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    Selection was Abandoned

    Many Local Education Authorities abandoned selection, however some grammar schools resisted and there remains to be 164 grammar schools to date.

  • The Plowden Report

    Environmental factors were found to influence the learning and development of children .It was stressed that every child is an individual and should develop physically, intellectually and emotionally.

  • School Leaving Age was Raised to 16

  • Sex Discrimination Act

  • Race Discrimination Act

    The Race Discrimination Act was introduced.

  • James Callaghan's Speech

    Callaghan claimed that schools were failing pupils, parents and the country. He suggested that when planning curricula, schools didnt tke the needs of industry and employability into account.

  • Education (Special Education) Act

    -Handicap terminology was replaced with the term "Special Educational Needs". defined as a child with greater difficulty when learning compared to a child of the same age.
    -Parents have rights to be told of and appeal against SEN statements.
    -SEN pupils could be educated in mainstream schools.
    -LEA's job to identify SEN pupils.

  • 16+ Examinations Trialled

    Trial to combine GCE 'O' Level with CSE

  • National Council for Vocational Qualification

    Introduction of vocational qualification (NVQ).

  • City Technology Colleges

    11-18 age range schools partially funded by industry
    Offered vocational and academic curriculum

  • Grant Maintained Status (GM Schools)

    -Late 1980s
    Schools were allowed to opt out of LEA control. Funding was sought directly from central government or through business partnerships.

  • Task Group on Assessment and Testing (TGAT)

    Attainment targets and levels of attainment in each subject were identified. Suggestions were made for what levels pupils should be at each key stage.

  • GCSE's Replaced All Subjects

    New methods, such as course work, were used to assess learning development.

  • Education Reform Act

    National Curriculum stated that core subjects must be taught from age 5-16. Other subjects must also be taught.
    SATS were introduced at ages 5.7 and 11 to test knowledge of core subjects
    SMSC was promoted

  • I Was Born

    I Was Born

  • OFSTED

    OFSTED was created to monitor and report on quality in schools.

  • The Dearing Report

    Recommended a less prescirbed curriculum and pathways (both vocational and academic) for 14-19 year olds

  • Teacher Training Agency

    TTA took control of funding and quality of teacher training.

  • Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs

    Stressed the importance of special educational needs co-ordinators and investigated what constitutes a special need.

  • Started Birches First School

  • Disability Discrimination Act

  • Education Act

    KS1 class sizes were reduced to 30

  • School Standards and Framework Act

    Education Action Zones were set up to allow development in rural and urban areas

  • Expansion of Specialist Schools

    Beacon schools were set up to fund less successful schools
    TP Riley was an unsuccessful school so Thomas Telford funded it to become an academy

  • Started Bilbrook Middle School

  • Walsall Academy was Opened

    TP Riley was turned into an Academy by Thomas Telford and private companies

  • Started Walsall Academy

  • Every Child Matters Act

  • Education Act

    Funding to come directly from central government
    New schools could be funded by parents

  • Sat GCSE exams

  • Started A-Levels

  • Completed A-Levels

  • Started University of Wolverhampton

  • Completed degree

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    PGCE