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The supply, recruitment and training of teachers and youth leaders. It recommended rationalisation of teacher training provision, a three year course and salary increases.
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This act defined the modern split between primary education and secondary education at the age of 11 and the school leaving ages was raised to 15. Grammar schools were defined as schools for those who were academically gifted. The act also stated that fees for school would be prohibited and those requiring special education were provided for, a major turn in the education system. Tripartite hierachal system of grammar, technical and secondary modern schools.
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New Minister for Education Ellen Wilkinson was set about to implement the 1944 Education Act. She had big ambitions for changing education in England however costs disallowed her to follow these through. However in 1946 free school milk was given to all.
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Arrangments for the management for voluntary and controlled schools.
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Universal free school milk given to all pupils.
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Primarily grammar school exams to replace the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate
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Grants and Loans to aided schools and special agreement schools
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Suggestions for the consideration of teachers and others concerned with the work of primary schools
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Recommended raising the school leaving age to 16 and the provision of further education for 15 - 18 year olds.
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Intorduction of other Secondary School Examinations than the GCE
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Required LEA's to provide students with grants for living costs and tuition fees. Placed legal obligation on the parents to ensure their children recieved a suitable education at school or face prosecution. Made LEA's legally responsible for ensuring that pupils attended school.
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Introduction of Middle Schools
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Harold Wilsons labour government promised to set up comprehensive schools combining pupils of all ability levels in one school that served a specific catchment area
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Laid down rules about changing the character of a school
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Gave LEA's responsibility for not recieving education
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Limited the provision of free school milk
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Allowed LEA's to organise work experience for final year school children
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Major report on the provision for children and young people with special needs
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Recommended a a single exam at the age of 16 to replace the GCE O level
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Repelled Labour's act to abolish selection. Allowed LEA's to maintain selection
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Introduction of public money for children to go to private schools. Gave parents greater power over governing bodies and admission. Removed the obligation of the LEA's to provide school milk and meals.
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Publication advising LEA's on cirriculum development
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Introduced Education Support Grants
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Government set out it's plans for the introduction of the National Cirriculum and associated assessment procedures
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Major act establishing the national cirriculum and testing regime. GCSE's replaced O levels and CSE's
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Introduced 'top up' loans for HE students
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Born at Shrewsbury Hospital
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Ofsted introduced
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Laid down rules for pupil exclusions and for failing schools. Introduction of the school cirriculum and Assessment Authority
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Established the Teacher Training Authority
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To raise literacy standards
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Abolished the assisted places scheme
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Recommended that citizenship education be a statutory requirement
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Whether middle schools would be defined as primary or secondary
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Started secondary education at Grove School
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Allowed universities to charge variable top up fees
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Argues that all young people should stay in education or training up to the age of 18
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Studied Biology, Chemistry and French at Grove College
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Raised the Education leaving age to 18. Key Stage 3 SATS abolished
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Started a biology degree at the University of Wolverhampton
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Provided huge expansion of academies
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Started a teacher training programme at the University of Wolverhampton
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Graduated with a 2.1 (hons) in Biology from the University of Wolverhampton