History of Education By abigail1997 Period: Jan 12, 1800 to Jan 12, 2012 History of Education Jan 12, 1816 The first infant school was established by Robert Owen (1771-1858) in New Lanark, Scotland, in 1816. Jan 12, 1825 1825 Liverpool Institute opened: other proprietary day schools followed (King's College School 1829, University College School 1830 etc). Mar 15, 1841 1841 Cheltenham College established, followed by other boarding schools (Marlborough 1843, Rossall 1844, Radley 1847, Wellington 1853 etc). May 24, 1865 1865 Girls admitted to Cambridge Local Examinations. Dec 2, 1870 1870 Girls admitted to Oxford Local Examinations. Aug 20, 1893 1893 School leaving age raised to 11. Feb 17, 1899 1899 School leaving age raised to 12. Jun 8, 1904 1904 Secondary Regulations: introduced a subject-based curriculum. Nov 18, 1911 1911 Central schools opened. May 14, 1923 1923 Secondary education for all became Labour Party policy. Aug 25, 1946 1946 Free milk provided for all pupils. Jun 8, 1947 1947 School leaving age raised to 15 Jan 12, 1960 1960 Teacher training course: extended from two years to three. Oct 12, 1968 1968 School Meals Agreement: teachers were no longer obliged to supervise children at lunchtimes. Apr 11, 1973 1973 School leaving age raised to 16. Dec 12, 1975 1975 Sex Discrimination Act: had effects on school admissions, appointments and curricula. Jan 12, 1983 1983 9-13 Middle Schools Jan 12, 1984 1984 Schools Council abolished Jan 12, 2002 2002 City academies: the first 3 opened. Jan 12, 2003 2003 City academies: 9 more opened. Jan 12, 2010 2010 SATs: a quarter of all primary schools boycotted the tests. Jan 12, 2010 2010 Higher education: fewer places and vastly increased tuition fees