Education timeline - Gareth Vickers

By garethvickers@hotmail.com

  • Education Act 1944 (Butler act)

    The system of primary,secondary and further education is introduced.

  • Education Act 1946

  • Education Act 1959

  • Education Act 1962

  • Education Act 1964 (Boyle act)

    Allowed the creation of middle schools.

  • Circular 10/65 - The Organisation of Secondary Education

    Circular requesting the abolition of selective schools, and the creation of non selective comprehensive schools.

  • Education Act 1968

    Set out the rules for the conversion of schools to 'comprehensives'

  • School leaving age raised to 16.

    Previously age 15 leaving age.

  • Education Act 1975

  • Education Act 1976

    gave the Secretary of State the power to ask LEAs to plan for non-selective (ie comprehensive) secondary education.

  • Education Act 1979

    Repealed Labour's 1976 Act - allowed LEAs to retain selective secondary schools.

  • Education Act 1980

  • Born!

    Born!

    Saint Davids Hostital, Bangor, North Wales.

  • GCSE's rolled out.

    General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE): common 16+ exam system replaced GCE O Level and CSE.

  • Education Act 1986

  • First day at school, at the Ysgol Babanod School

    First day at school, at the Ysgol Babanod School

    Ysgol Babanod, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, North Wales.

  • Educational Reform Act 1988

    A major act establishing the National Curriculum, testing regime, Local Management of Schools
  • Left Ysgol Babanod School

    Left Ysgol Babanod School

    Ysgol Babanod School, Llanfarifechan, Conwy, North Wales.
  • Started primary education at Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn School

    Started primary education at Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn School

    Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, North Wales.

  • Education Act 1992

    New arrangements for the inspection of schools led to the creation of Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education).

  • Educational Act 1993

    Changed the funding of GM schools, laid down rules for pupil exclusions and for 'failing' schools, abolished NCC and SEAC and replaced them with the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA), defined special educational needs.

  • Education Act 1994

    Established the Teacher Training Authority (TTA) and laid down new regulations relating to student unions.
  • Left Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn School

    Left Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn School

    Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, North Wales.
  • Started at Ysgol Friars secondary school

    Started at Ysgol Friars secondary school

    Ysgol Friars School, Bangor, North Wales

  • Education Act 1996.

    Huge act mainly consolidating all education acts since 1944.
  • Moved to 'upper' Ysgol Friars School site (years 9-11)

    Moved to 'upper' Ysgol Friars School site (years 9-11)

    Ysgol Friars School, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales

  • Education (schools) Act 1997

    Education (Schools) Act 1997 (pdf 92kb): abolished the assisted places scheme and proposed binding home-school agreements (the latter not implemented).

  • Education Act 1997

    wide-ranging but much watered down because of the forthcoming general election. Abolished NCVQ and SCAA and replaced them with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).

  • School Standards and Framework Act 1998

    Encouraged selection by specialisation, changed the names of types of schools, limited infant class sizes, established Education Action Zones etc.
  • Left secondary education following GCSE's

    Left secondary education following GCSE's

    Ysgol Friars School, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales.
  • Started National Diploma in Motor Vehicle Engineering at Llandrillo College

    Started National Diploma in Motor Vehicle Engineering at Llandrillo College

    Llandrillo College, Llandrillo, North Wales.
  • Left Llandrillo College on completion of Motor Vehicle Engineering National Diploma

    Left Llandrillo College on completion of Motor Vehicle Engineering National Diploma

    Llandrillo College, Llandrillo, North Wales.
  • Started Automotive Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes University

    Started Automotive Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes University

    Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  • Graduated from Automotive Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes University

    Graduated from Automotive Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes University

    Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England