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Education Act 1944 (Butler act)
The system of primary,secondary and further education is introduced. -
Education Act 1946
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Education Act 1959
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Education Act 1962
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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
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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Repealed Labour's 1976 Act - allowed LEAs to retain selective secondary schools.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
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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
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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
Ysgol Babanod School, Llanfarifechan, Conwy, North Wales. -
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
Ysgol Pant-Y-Rhedyn, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, North Wales. -
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)
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
Ysgol Friars School, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. -
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
Llandrillo College, Llandrillo, North Wales. -
Started Automotive Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England -
Graduated from Automotive Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
