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1902 Education Act (Balfour Act)
School Boards were abolished. Local Education Authorities were set up in place that allowed the establishment of Secondary Schools. However they were not required to do so. The beginning of free schooling,
LEA also empowered to support teacher training colleges. -
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Educational Policies
Major Educational policies which helped shaped my educated, values and beliefs. -
1904 Secondary Regulations
Introduced subject based curriculum that included Eng Literature & Language, Geography, History, a Foreign Language, Mathematics, Science and Pysical Training (PE). -
Education (Provision of Meals) Act
Empowered (but did not require) LEA's to provide meals for under nourished elementary children. Consisted of Breakfast and Dinner on a daily basis. -
Acland Report
Argues that LEA's should be empowered to require under 17's to participate in some form of post-elementary education. -
Foundation of Careers Service
School based Careers Service was introduced into Grammar schools. -
Secondary Schools Examination Council founded.
Established to administer new Schools Certificate and Higher Schools Certificate. -
Lewis Report
Proposed first compulsory leaving age of 14 and that pupils must attend for 8 hours a week or 320 hours a year up to age 18. -
1918 Educational Act (Fisher Act)
Introduced the seperation of Primary and Secondary (age 11 upwards) teaching. Raised the compulsory age of education up to 14. -
Education Act 1921
Consolidated all other Education reforms and finally raised school leaving age from 12 to 14. -
Haddow Report
Recommended that all children at age 11 should be educated in either a Secondary Modern or Secondary Grammar. Intended to open up secondary education to the working class. Women discouraged to go to school as "a woman's place was in the home". -
Spens Report 1938
Recommended that a third type of school should be created known as Technical Schools. First type of school to specialise in vocational training and offered very little academically. -
Norwood Report
Recommended the selection procedures for Grammar, Secondary Modern and Technical Schools to be based on age, ability and capability. -
1944 Education Act (Butler Act)
Free secondary education for all run by Local Educational Authorities (LEA's). Pupils were allocated a place at Grammar, Secondary Modern or Technical school based on results of "11plus" tests. Introduced compulsory prayer on a daily basis and concept of Further education for post 15.
Free school milk introduced to all pupils up to age 18.
Granted the government power to raise leaving age up to 16 but did not materialise. -
General Certificate of Education introduced
General Certificate of Education (GCE) began, divided into Ordinary Level for 16 year olds and Advanced Level for 18 year olds. They replaced the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate respectively. -
Crowther Report 1959
Echoed the 1944 Education Act in recommending raising the school leaving age to 16. Also introduced Comprenhensive schooling and wider choice of subjects for FE students. -
Teacher Training Upgraded
Teacher Training courses exteneded into a three year course with rise in salary. -
Certificate of Secondary Education introduced.
Certificate of Secondary Education intorduced to cater for the "next 40%". Aimed at less abler pupils to enable them to leave school with a chance of gaining a certificate. -
Education Act 1962
LEAs required to provide students with grants for living costs and tuition fees. Legal obligation on parents to ensure that children received a suitable education at school otherwise could possibly be prosecuted. LEAs also legally responsible for making sure that pupils attended school. -
Newsom Report
Uncovered serious neglect in many schools. Provided statisitical data showing 13-16 reading levels were far below expected in Secondary Modern schools and that they were failing children. Inadequate resources and teachers regularly coming and going. This was due to more funding being allocated to Grammar schools. -
MInistry of Education rebranded
Ministry of Education renamed Department of Education and Science with Minister of Education turning into Secretary of State. -
Certificate of Secondary Education introduced.
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) introduced in England and Wales. Aimed at students who would most likely not do well at O Level. -
Circular 10/65
Labour state intention to "end selection at 11-plus and to eliminate separation in secondary school education".
Ministry of Education reformed and renamed Department of Education. -
Plowden Report
Report centred around children in Primary Education. Loooked at whether children were affected by enviromental factors as well as genetic ability to learn and develop.
Recommended move away from dictator style pedagogy into more experiential. -
Newsom Report 1968
Aimed to get more private boarding schools integrated into the "state system." -
Education Act 1968
Recommended that more schools be turned into comprehensives. -
Donnison Report
Considered the part independent day schools and direct grant grammar schools might play in a state education system which was in the middle of comprehensive reorganisation. Focus on giving more students a greater chance of choosing where to go. -
School leaving age raised to 16.
Following recommendations outlined within previous reports (Crowther etc.) school leaving age was finally raised to 16.
LEAs also allowed to organise work experience for students in final year. -
James Report 1972
Provided new arrangments regarding what should be the content and organisation of courses to be provided whether a larger proportion of intending teachers should be educated with students who have not chosen their careers or chosen other careers;
and what should be the role of the maintained and voluntary colleges of education, the polytechnics and other further education institutions maintained by local education authorities, and the universities -
Employment and Training Act
Established to help set up training centres for vocational courses as well as the first career service offering advice to students over which career would best be suited themselves. -
Sex Discrimination Act
Schools enter open door policy. Have to admit students no matter what gender. -
Race Relations Act
Abolished discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and services, education and public function. -
Warnock Report
Focused on provision and learning for children with special educational needs. -
Education Act 1980
Instituted the assisted places scheme (public money for children to go to private schools), gave parents greater powers on governing bodies and over admissions, and removed the obligation on LEAs to provide school milk and meals. -
White Paper
Introduced first plans for Youth Training Scheme (YTS) -
Education (Special Education) Act
Followed Warnock Report. Introduced: Categories of ‘handicap’ to be replaced with the concept of ‘special educational need’, (when a child has significantly greater difficulty in learning than most) LEAs to have the duty to identify and assess special needs and provide a statement of need that must be met. Parent to have rights to be consulted and to appeal. Children with 'specail needs' to be educated in mainstream schools -
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (CATE) established
CATE established to set up standards for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) schemes. -
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSEs) Introduced
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE): common 16+ exam system replaced GCE O Level and CSE. Previous system was seen as inadequate and should be combined to create a single qualification instead of many others. -
Education Reform Act
Major act establishing the National Curriculum, testing regime, Local Management of Schools (LMS). Introduced Key Staging. -
Youth Training Guarantee
Stated that all 16 and 17 year olds were to be in education, employment or training -
Curriculum Matters published.
Indicated the potential for using information technology (IT) and developing capability in its use and learning within education. -
Born
Escaped after 9 months inside. -
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Personal timeline
Chronology of my life and education. -
Education (Student Loans) Act
Introduced 'top-up' loans for HE students and so began the process of student funding and grants. -
Dept. of Education and Science renamed again.
Rebranded as Dept. of Education. DFE -
OFSTED created.
Office for standards in Education established. responsible for monitoring and maintaining schools progress and development. -
Edith Weston Primary, Rutland
My very first school. My very first classroom. -
Education Act 1993
Changed the funding of schools, and laid down rules for pupil exclusions and for 'failing' schools, abolished National Curriculum Council and replaced with the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA), defined special educational needs. -
Education Act 1994
Replaced the defunct (since 1989) Training Comission with the Teacher Training Authority. -
KS1 SAT's introduced.
National Curriculum Assessment expanded into primary schools. Statutory Attainment Tests introduced for KS1 (age 7) -
Baltasound Junior High School, Baltasound, Unst
Year 1 - 2 in the northenmost populated island in the UK. A viking land. -
KS2 SATs introduced.
SATs expanded further to include KS2 students (age 11). Served basis of target setting for KS3+ -
Gwel-an-Top, Redruth, Cornwall
Year 3 in Cornwall. Interesting commute through the school graveyard... -
Modern Apprenticeships introduced.
The training and development of young people alongside or after secondary school in vocational roles. Post 16. -
Maas First School, RAF Laarbruch, Weeze, Germany
Year 3-4. On 9th January 1997 a Harrier Jump Jet crashed into the school field after initially inverting on the runway. Due to the thick black smoke we were evacuated from the school. -
Teaching and Higher Education Act
Established the General Teaching Council (GTC), abolished student maintenance grants and required students to contribute towards tuition fees -
St. Mary's Church of England Primary School, Albrighton, Wolverhampton
Years 4-5. The school had a close partnership with the Church for which it was named. Parts of the church can be traced back to the Domesday book. -
School Standards and Framework Act
Encouraged selection by specialisation and changed the names of types of schools e.g. Specialist. -
Learning and Skills Act
Connexions introduced. Governmental information, advice, guidance and support service for young people aged 13 to 19. -
Muxton Primary School, Telford
Year 5-6. First school I attended that had computers! -
The Sutherland School, Telford
Year 7 - My interest in Rugby began here, a hobby i'd take into my next school. -
Tettenhall College, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton
Years 7 - 11. An Independent boarding school where I lived for 5 years. Home. -
Children Act - Every Child Matters
Made provisions about services provided to and for children and young people by local authorities and schools in relation to a childs
(a) physical and mental health and emotional well-being;
(b) protection from harm and neglect;
(c) education, training and recreation;
(d) the contribution made by them to society;
(e) social and economic well-being. -
Idsall Sixth Form, Idsall, Telford
Sixth Form. Beginning of my interest in Media/Multimedia. School famous for being linked to former FA School of Excellence which produced England stars Michael Owen and Sol Campbell. Apparently. -
Birmingham City University, Birmingham
Undergraduate Degree - BSc Multimedia Tech. -
Education and Skills Act
Raised school leaving age to 18. KS3 SAT's abolished. -
University of Wolverhampton
ITT begins. Beginning of my career.
