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1944 Butler Education Act
The compulsory school leaving age was raised to 15 years
The type of secondary school attended was decided by the 11+ test. The three types of school were: Grammar Schools (pass), Technical Schools and Secondary modern schools (fail). -
Introduction of free school milk
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The General Certificate of Education was Introduced
Ordinary Level and Advanced Level -
Education Act
This required LEAs to provide grants for living costs and tuition fees for those wishing to complete teacher training. -
'Half Our Future' Newsom Report Published
This report urged that children should have more access to educational resources. -
The Department of Education and Science
This replaced the Ministry of Education - The first Secretary of State was Quintin Hogg. -
Cicular 10/65
The rise of the comprehensive school.
The circular aimed to stop selection and separation at secondary level. -
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Secondary Cerfiticate of Education Awarded
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First Black Paper Published
These critisised Comprehensive Schools. -
Circular 10/70
Withdrew the requirement for LEAs to change schools to comprehensives. -
Education (Handicapped Children Act)
Over 30,000 children from hospitals and institutions were allowed an education. -
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Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister
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Education Act
This aimed to give more power to parents. -
Education Act - Grants and Awards
This took power from the Local Authorities and gave the Central Government more control of the Education System. -
Introduction of GCSE
This was to replace the O-Level and CSE - joining them together. -
Education Reform Act
The introduction of the National Curriculum - very significant. -
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John Major is Prime Minister
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DSE renamed Department for Education (DFE)
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OFSTED introduced
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The National Curriculum Revised
Interestingly - everything on HIV and AIDs was removed from the Curriculum. -
Started Primary School
Attended St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School until July 2001 -
SAT exams
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Tony Blair as Prime Minister
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School Standards Framework Act
Encouragement of specialist schools. -
Privatisation of schools
Kings Manor School in Guildford became the first state school to be privatised. -
SAT exams
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Estelle Morris
Took over as Secretary of State from David Blunket -
Started Secondary School
Attended Blessed Robert Johnson Catholic College until 2006 -
Education Act
This aimed to give schools more power and narrow the gap between ethnic groups. There was still much debate on faith schools. The government wanted to open more, but some felt that this was causing segregation. -
First three Academies were opened
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Introduction of Vocational GCSEs
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Charles Clarke
Took over from Estelle Morris as Secretary of State -
Rearrangement of Key Stage 4
This meant that students were not required to study a foreign language at GSCE level. As this was the year that I chose my options for GCSE, and my school opted out of compulsory key stage 3 language, I did not study a language. -
Building Schools for the Future
It was proposed that more than £5 billion would be spent on the refurbishment of schools. -
SAT exams
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Five Year Plan
This was deemed the end of the comprehensive school. Mainly focused on the privatiastation of schools. -
Children Act
Aimed to look after childrens well being -
White Paper Published
This included growing criticisms of religious schools and teaching of creationism as science. I have focused quite alot on the debate over faith schools because I spent all my time in complulsory education in a catholic school. Tony Blair was in power for much of the time that I was in school, and he was very pro religious schools. -
New OFSTED Regime
Less notice was to be given for school inspections. This was teamed with Christine Gilbert replacing David Bell as head of OFSTED. -
97% of children were in the 2 tier school system
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Education and Inspections Act
Included fairly extreme policies, including the ideas that schools should be backed by private sponsors and that parents should have rights to close schools and 'sack' head teachers.
This caused much upset and rebellion within the Labour Party. -
Sat GCSE exams
11 GCSEs
No foreign language - wouldn't qualify for an EBacc, which are now used to measure schools performance. -
Started Sixth Form
Attended Newport Girls High School until June 2008 -
Proposal of raised school leaving age
The proposal involved the school leaving age being raised to 18. From 2013 onwards children will have remain in education or some kind of training until 18. -
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Gordon Brown as Prime Minister
Ed Balls as Education Secretary. Over this period there was much focus on bullying, behaviour and homophobia. -
Childrens Plan - 'Building Brighter Futures'
Set goals to be achieved by 2020. Addressing issues such as child poverty and preparing children for work. -
Education and Schools Act
SATs at the end of Key Stage 3 were made non-compulsory -
Sat A Level Exams
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Started University of Nottingham
Studied Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, Although Pharmacy was what I applied to do. -
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act
Gave an imrpoved framework for apprenticeships. -
Coalition Government Formed
David Cameron as Prime Minister. Michael Gove as Education Secretary. -
Drastic Budget Cuts
Had many effects on the education system - especially funding for 'Building Schools for the Future'. -
Browne Review
Addressing the cuts to Higher Education. -
Education White Paper
Focusing on Behaviour, Curriculum, Accountability. -
Education Act 2011
Focused generally on new schools being opened as Academies. -
Graduated with BSc
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English Baccalaureate
Introduced as a "performance measure" due to GCSE exams being deemed too easy.
Percentage of students with a C or above in english, mathematics, history or geography, the sciences and a language. -
Started at the University of Wolverhampton :)
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EBacc to Replace GCSEs
This aims to stop "competitions" between exam boards amongst other things.
