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1944 Education Act
Significant points:
Ancillary services (milk, meal, clothing)
Seperating Primary and secondary education
"Free" secondary school education (upto 16 years of age)
Splitting of primary and secondary school No input into curriculum apart from religious service.
Introduction of anti-discrimination about staff and collective worship -
Newsom Report Half Our Future 1963
This report dealt with those students that were conisdered average or below average in terms of intelligence, Newsom stated that more should be invested into educating these individuals. Report was overshadowed by Robbins Report -
Certificate of Secondary Education CSE
CSE were introduced to divide academic and non academic students. This would further sub-divide groups of GCE and CSE in comprehensive. And those capable of CSE and not in secondary modern schools. It allowed school based curriculum development. -
Polytechnics established
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Plowden Report
This Report emphasised the importance of children as individuals, flexibility of the curriculum, evaluation of childrens progress. However many of her recommendations were not implemented as there was a change in government. -
Donnison Report
Direct grammar schools were encourged to either become comprehensive or go fully private 50 became comprehensive with over 100 becoming private -
A legend is born - eventhough I do say so myself
me -
Educatoin Reform Act 1988
Grant Maintained Schools (GMS) introduced allowing primary and secondary school to leave the control of the LEA National Curriculum introduced as where KS with specific learning outcomes by a particular stage -
Children Act 1989
The Children Act 1989 allocated duties to local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies in the United Kingdom, to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. It centres on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however, it also makes provisions for instances when parents and families do not co-operate with statutory bodies. -
Elton Report 1989
Produced due to contemporary disquiet about indiscipline and bullying in schools Although focused on behaviour and discipline, the report included recommendations regarding trainee teachers and higher education tutors, affirming that 'schools have an important part to play in preparing trainee teachers to manage their classes effectively'. good behaviour in schools is the shared responsibility of government, local authorities, voluntary bodies, governors, head teachers, teachers and parents; -
Education Student Loans Act 1990
This allowed for the payment of loans to students in higher education, which would in turn cut down the payment of grants by government. -
Introduction of KS1 SATs
Year 2s were made to take SATs, I still remember taking that test, it was horrible. -
Education (School) Act 1992
HMI restructured to form Ofsted -
I went to highfield JI school
between 1992 - 1997 I was at highfield school -
Spiritual and moral development
This was a paper with recommendation on how to develop the spiritual and moral sense of pupils, learning about all religions, but providing an emphasis on Christianity -
KS2 SATs introduced
Year 6 SATs introduced -
SATs taken acheived Leve 5,5,4 - 4 in maths
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Key Stage 3 SATs introduced
Sats for year 9 -
Began Washwood Heath Technology College
It is now an academy though -
Crick Report
Recommended the teaching of citizenship as a statutory requirment. -
EMA
EMA given to students from poorer backgrounds post 16 students -
Student Associate Scheme
The student Associate Scheme initiative was launched in 2002 with the aim of providing undergraduates with a "taste" of teaching -
White Paper The future of higher education 2003
This allowed universities to charge tuition fees of anywhere between £0 - £3,000 -
GCSE results out
5A's 3Bs Double A science
A in history
A in citizenship
A in RE BB English
B Mathematics -
I went to Joseph Chamberlain 6th form college
Where I did A-levels B - Chemistry
C - Biology
C - Physics AS level C - history Not the best grades in the world, but oh well -
Children Act 2004
largley in response to Victoria Climbie five priority outcomes:
be healthy;
stay safe;
enjoy and achieve;
make a positive contribution;
achieve economic wellbeing. Improvement of Common Assessment Framework (CAF) -
Study Pharmacy at the University of Wolverhampton
Began my study at university for Pharmacy, flew through the first year nice and easily. Personal problems prevented me from performing as well in the second year -
Took part in the Student Associate Scheme
I took part in the SAS scheme, in order to confirm for myself whether or not teaching was for me, and it was. -
Left studies for 3 years and worked
During this time period I worked in many places. Worked in alternative provisions for about 3 academic years. To build up experience working with EBD pupils Worked for the Office for national statistics as a Census Collector Worked with Royal Mail and TNT (worst job ever) -
Return to University of Wolverhampton
With the prospects of tuition fee rising to £9,000 I hurried back into education with a new target, get a degree in order to do a PGCE. I once again found myself at the University of Wolverhampton this time studying Human Biology, partly to recompense against my abissmal C grade at A-level -
Education Act 2011
Increases school power in relation to student behaviour and exclusion. Decreasing power of LA -
2:1 BSc (Hons) Human Biology
Was on a clear first in the second year. 3rd year had to work to make ends meet, which was directly related to the drop in grade. At this point I was working with Royal Mail (one of the best jobs ever) -
New National Curriculum for 2013
New national curriculum to be followed by all state schools. -
Third time returing to UoW this time for the PGCE
almost to the finish line....
