Educational Timeline

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  • Education Act 1944 Passed (Butler)

    Education Act 1944 Passed (Butler)

    The act introduced the 3 tier system to include Grammar Schools, Technical Schools and Secondary Modern Schools.
    School leaving age was set at 15.
    Secondary education was made free.
    All children under 18 given free milk.

  • Transfer Test introduced

    The test was used to determine which type of school you would go to - Grammar, Technical or Secondary Modern.
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    Eductional timeline

  • GCE's introduced

  • Education act

    Detailed the reqirement for LEA's to provide grants towards living costs and tuition for students.
    Placed a legal obligation on parents to ensure that their children recieved a suitable education.

  • Polytechnics established

  • Plowden Report

    Plowden Report

    Children and their Primary Schools - promoted child centred education and was much maligned by traditionalists.
  • Margaret Thatcher appointed as Education Secretary

    Margaret Thatcher appointed as Education Secretary

    Cut free milk for 7 -11 year olds due to pressure on public finances.
    Gained the nickname "Thatcher milk snatcher".

  • School leaving age raised to 16

  • I attended Grove infants and junior school in Wolverhampton

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    My Education (primary school)

  • GCSE's introduced

    The old system of O-level GCE and CSE's were replaced with a single GCSE system.
    A* Grades were not in the original system and only added in 1994

  • White paper - Higher Education

    The government identified Access to HE courses as the third recognised route to HE.
    They sought to extend the provision of these courses and set up a national framework.

  • Educational reform act

    All children to leave school on the last friday in June, the year they turn 16.
    National Curriculum introduced along with key stage assessment and league tables.

  • GCSE's introduced

    GCSE's were brought in to replace the dual system of O levels and CSE's.

  • I attended Madeley Court School in Telford

    An 11-16 Secondary School in Telford Shropshire.
    It has recently become an Academy and recieved a new building.
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    My Education (secondary school)

  • Education (student loans) act 1990

    Intoduction of top up loans for HE students.

  • Polytechnics granted University status

  • Ofsted formed

    Ofsted formed

    Education (Schools) Act 1992 set out for the reorganisation of school inspections into one organisation, OFSTED.The Act was repealed and replaced in 1996

  • Further and Higher Education Act 1992

    Removed FE and 6th form colleges from LEA's control.
    Established FE funding councils (FEFC's).

  • Modern Apprenticeships introduced

  • Dearing Review - The national curriculum and its assesment: Final report

    Ron Dearing was called upon to sort out the complicated assesment arangements.

  • Education act 1994

    Established the teacher training authority (TTA) and regulated student unions.

  • Modern Aprenticeships introduced

  • Learningand skills act 2000

    The government announced their intention to create a network of Academies, private schools that would be looked after by the state.

  • First city Academies opened

    The first 3 Academies opened.

  • Attended Telford College of Arts and Technology

    Returned to education as a mature student.
    I decided to attend an Access to Higher Education Course through the Science pathway.
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    My Education (access to HE course)

  • Building schools for the future

    A massive school re-build programme was launched.

  • Started my Degree at University of Wolverhampton

    BSc (Hons) Forensic Science
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    My Education (University)

  • KS3 SAT's abolished

    The SATs commonly taken in year 9 were abolished by the government and education secretary, Ed Balls.
    Key Stage 2 SATs remain.

  • Started PGCE