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Education act (the Butler Act)
The 1944 Education act introduced a tripartite system devised by conservative MP Rab Butler. The act made secondary school free for all and established three different types of schools in England, Grammar schools for the academically gifted, secondary modern schools for a more non-academic approach to education, and technical schools for specialist education. Pupils were required to take the 11 plus which was also introduced and required to stay at school until the age of 15 -
1951 General Certificate of Education
The general certificate of education, O-levels and A-levels were introduced to replace the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. These new qualifications were rolled out mainly to grammar schools -
Crowther Report
This report introduced comprehensive schooling for every pupil, It recommended raising the school leaving age to 16, and a new exam below A level to cater for a wider range of ability. It also introduced a range of courses other than A level for sixth form. -
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
Pupils were leaving secondary modern schools with no formal qualifications, CSEs were introcuded to cater for a wider ability range and a level 1 was equivalent to an O-Level -
Newsom Report
Entitled 'Half our future' highlighted the deficiency in many secondary modern schools and the higher proportion of money going into grammar schools despite this. -
1965 Circular 10/65 – comprehensive schooling
The Circular 10/65 declared the labour governments intention to change education from the tripartite system to a system which suited all pupils ability levels. -
The Plowden Report Children and their Primary Schools
The Plowden rejected the idea that it was a genetic predispotition alone which contributed to ability. The report put the child at the center of learning and realised that there are many factors which influence how a child learns (physical, intellectual, emotional). -
Education Act
Required polytechnics and other LEA colleges to have governing bodies. -
Circular 10/70
Thatchers Conservative government circular withdrew Labour's circular 10/65. LEAs were no longer compelled to go comprehensive. (Withdrawn later by Circular 4/74) -
School leaving age raised to 16
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Education (Work Experience) Act
Allowed LEAs to organise work experience for final year school students -
Youth Training Scheme
Manpower services try to address the growing problem of untrained unskilled youth with initiatives such as the Youth Training Scheme (under the deprtment of trade and industry). -
the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU)
Established by the DES to 'promote the development of methods of assessing and monitoring the achievement of children at school, and to seek to identify the incidence of under-achievement' -
Circular 4/74
Reaffirmed the Labour government's intention to proceed with comprehensivisation -
Waddell Report School Examinations
recommended a single exam at age 16 to replace the GCE O Level and CSE. (In the event, the GCSE was not introduced until 1986 -
Warnock Report Special educational needs
major report on provision for children and young people with special needs. -
Education Act
a major act which instituted the assisted places scheme (public money for children to go to private schools), gave parents greater powers on governing bodies and over admissions, and removed the obligation on LEAs to provide school milk and meals. -
Birthday!
The day I was born -
NVQs
National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) established to promote National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) -
Education Act required
LEAs to state policies, governors to publish annual reports and hold parents' meetings; laid down rules on admissions, political indoctrination and sex education; abolished corporal punishment; ended Secretary of State's duty to make annual reports. -
TGAT (The National Curriculum Task Group)
Paul Black identifies attainment targets and levels of attainment for each subject and each key stage. -
Education Reform Act
This was a major act establishing the National Curriculum core subjects (English, math and science) and that they must be taught from age 5-16. It also stipulated what foundation subjects should be taught. Also introduced SATs at ages 5, 7 and 11. -
GCSE replaces O-level and GCE
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) common 16+ exam system replaced all GCE O Level and CSE. Combined application of knowledge, coursework and exam. -
St Patrick's school
My first day at St patrick's Roman Catholic junior and infant school -
1989 Children act
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Ofsted
(Office for Standards in Education) - privatised schools inspection body. -
Teacher Training Agency (TTA) took control of the funding and quality of teacher training.
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Dearing review
Recommended a more consise curriculum and a wider range of academic and vocational pathwats for students 14-19. -
Special Needs Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs came into force.
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An A* grade is added to GCSEs to differentiate between top and lower A grades.
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Lordswood girl's school
My first day at Lordswood girls secondary school -
General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) are offered as a more work-based alternative for non-academic students.
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School Standards and Framework Act
Education Action Zones (EAZs) introduced to allow loak partnerships to innovate approaches to raising standards in dissadvantaged urban and rural areas. Secretary of state given power to close failing schools. -
Fresh Start scheme aimed to revitalise 'failing' inner-city schools.
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Moser Report
Improving literacy and numeracy: a fresh start National Literacy Strategy and National Learning Targets. -
AS-level
Advanced Subsidiary (AS-level) exams are brought in for 17 year olds. These are qualifications in their own right but also a halfway stage in the A-level course, unlike the Advanced Supplementary exams they replace. Plans are also revealed to replace the lower tiers of GNVQ with vocational GCSEs, with the stated aim of putting academic and vocational education on a par. -
Race Relations Act, duty of LEAs to promote racial equality
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Introduction of City Academies
The Labour government revealed plans to introduce City Academies in 2002 as part of a five-year plan to improve education. City Academies are designed to improve inner city education by building new schools, introducing new technology and changing the ethos of schools. The scheme is controversial since schools will only get academy status if they raise £2 million from private funds. -
Bournville College to study Access to IT
I studied access to IT at Bournville College from 2003 to 2004. It was a year intensive course to give me the qualifications to get into university -
Nottingham Trent
My first day at Nottingham Trent University to study computer science -
The Children Act - Every Child Matters
integration of schools services and extended schools to provide out of school activities and become a hub of the community. Its main aims, are for every child, whatever their background or circumstances, to have the support they need to:
* Be healthy
* Stay safe
* Enjoy and achieve
* Make a positive contribution
* Achieve economic well-being -
2004 Children Act
Amendment of the Children Act 1989 largely in consequence of the Victoria Climbié inquiry -
Education Act
Funding for schools to come directly from government, new schools could be funded by any promoters e.g. religious groups or parents. TTA became TDAS (training and development agency for schools) taking control of the entire school workforce -
The Secondary Curriculum Review
The consultation period in the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's review of the curriculum for 11-16 year olds (key stages 3 and 4) -
Laming Report - Victoria Climbié inquiery
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PGCE
Started my PGCE at wolverhampton University
