Education Timeline

  • 1944 Education Act

    School leaving age was raised to 15 and 3 types of school was formed with were Grammar school. Technical schools and secondary modern schools. Which school a child went to was decided by the 11+ test. There was also free milk in schools to children.
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    Education

  • West Bromwich Grammar School Opened

    West Bromwich Grammar School Opened
    Lodge Road, West Bromwich.
    Funded by Sir George Kenrick.
  • GCE (General Certificate of Education) Introduced into schools

  • Beloe Report

    CSE (Certificate of Secondary Education) introduced
  • West Bromwich Grammar School Moved Sites

    Moved to Clarks Lane, West Bromwich
  • Education act of 1964

    Middle schools were introduced
  • West Bromwich Grammar School to Comprehensive School

  • School leaving age raised to 16

  • 1980- Girls and Science

    A report looking into the learning of science to girls in comprehensive schools. It looked at ways to get more girls to take physics and chemistry.
  • GCSE

    GCSE's replaced GCE O levels and CSE's.
  • OFSTED formed

    Office For Stadards in Education formed due to new arrangements for inspection of schools.
  • I was born

  • Wolverhampton Polytechnic

    Became the University of Wolverhampton
  • Started school at Menzies High School

    Started school at Menzies High School
    Clarks Lane, West Bromwich.
  • Menzies High School- Science College Status

  • GTC announced

    The abolishment of tests at 7,11 and 14.
  • Left Menzies High School

    I left with 9 GCSE's A*-C including maths and english
  • School leaving age

    School leaving age raised to 18
  • Started at George Salter Collegiate Academy

  • The Phoenix Collegiate

    The Phoenix Collegiate
    Menzies High School Science College closed in 2010, merging with Manor High School to become Phoenix Collegiate.
  • Left George Salter Collegiate Academy

    Left with A Level Art (A). Biology (C), Chemistry (C) and AS Psychology (D).
  • Started at University of Wolverhampton

    Bsc (Hons) Human Biology
  • National Curriculum

    Started to be revised
  • Education Reform Act 1988

    The National Curriculum was introduced along with Key Stages.
  • Left University of Wolverhampton

    Left University of Wolverhampton
    Graduated with Upper Second Class with Honour's
  • Started at University of Wolverhampton

    PGCE Secondary Science (Biology)