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John and Thomas Tiffin, two brewers from Kingston-upon-Thames, leave money in theirs wills to purchase land and buildings. The income from which would be used for the education of local people. The money is used to provide scholarships to attend local schools.
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About 110 pupils anually are benefiting from the fund.
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The Endowed Schools Act (1869) allows the local Kingston educational charities to be combined. It is decided by the Tiffin trustees that the fund will be used to create a new school.
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The first Tiffin School is opened in Kington-upon-Thames and has an intake of 150 boys and 150 girls. The building still exists and is now a primary school.
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Due to a lack of space, a school building is constructed on a new site in Kingston-upon-Thames. This is still the main building of the current school.
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A new Tiffin Girls' School is opened in Kingston-upon-Thames. Tiffin School becomes single sex.
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Conservative Government. The act provides for the appointment of a Minister for Education.
The Local Education Authorities (LEAs) are created.
The statutory system of education is organised into Primary, Secondary and Further Education.
Education becomes compulsary between the ages of 5 and 15.
State education becomes free.
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Under the Education Act (1944) Tiffin School becomes a new grammar school.
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Labour Government. The government under Clement Attlee tell LEAs to 'think in terms of three types' of school. The tripartate system is born.
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The GCEs are introduced.
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The CSE is introduced. It allows able pupils at non-grammar schools to obtain a school qualification.
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The University of Warwick gains its Royal Charter of Incorporation. It admits 450 undergraduates.
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The school leaving age is raised to 16.
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Labour Government. The act set out the removal of selection from state schools. However, as there was no legal requirement for LEAs to end selection the effect is negligable.
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Conservative Gorernment. The Education Act (1976) is repealed.
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I am born in London.
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The GCSE is introduced, replacing the old GCE O-levels and the CSE.
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Conservative Government. The National Curriculum is introduced.
Schools can opt to become grant-maintained, removing themselves from LEA control. -
I take the National Curriculum Assessments for Key Stage 1 exams.
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National Curriculum Assessments for Key Stage 1 are introduced. They are taken at the end of year 2.
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Conservative Government. The Further Education Funding Councils are established.
Further education and sixth form colleges are removed from LEA control. -
Conservative Government. Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) is estabished.
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Tiffin School opts out of LEA control. It is now funded directly by a grant from central government.
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Conservative Government. Science education is changed to remove sexually transmited diseases (AIDS, HIV) and human sexuallity.
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The Teacher Training Agency is established.
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National Curriculum Assessments for Key Stage 2 are introduced. They are taken at the end of year 6.
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I take the National Curriculum Assessments for Key Stage 2 exams. This is the second time I have taken national exams in the year they are introduced.
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After taking the 11+ exam; I am selected to start at Tiffin School.
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National Curriculum Assessments for Key Stage 3 are introduced. They are taken at the end of year 9.
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I take the National Curriculum Assessments for Key Stage 3 exams. This is the third time I have taken national exams in the year they are introduced.
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Labour Government.
Tuition fees and student loans are introduced for university students in England.
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Labour Government. Grant maintained secondary schools are allowed to continue to be selective unless local parents vote for it to end. Only one vote is held, in Ripon, Yorkshire. It fails.
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Comprehensive schools begin to be turned into specialist colleges. Schools need to raise 50000 pounds in sponsorship and would then be givern 100000 pounds by the government and an extra 120 pounds per pupil per year.
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Academies are established. Sponsors pay 2 million pounds to gain control of the board of governers and the abillity to alter the curriculum. These schools are removed from LEA control.
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The first AS-Level exams are taken.
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The academy system is expanded.
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I take the AS-Level exams. This is the forth time I have taken national exams in the year they are introduced.
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I begin to study for an honours degree of Master of Chemistry.
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I graduate with a 2:1 in Master of Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
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Labour Government.
School leaving age is raised to 18, to come into force in 2015. -
I am awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry with Industrial Collaboration
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Conservative/Liberal Democrat Government.
The General Teaching Council for England is abolished.
