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transferred cost of education to central government, good for teachers pay and conditions, marks first stage of centralisation process. Raised school leaving age to 14 although this was often ignored
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recommended the creation of primary and secondary schools and the extension of compulsory schooling until 5. Recommendations were not implemented due to cost
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identified ignorance (education) as a major problem
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extended and enforced leaving age to 15
advocated tripartite system of post 11 education - grammar, technical and secondary moderns schools