History of Education By scottlennox03 1633 Education Act (England) Taxes fund schools. 1696 Education Act (Scotland) Period: 1700 to 1800 The Enlightenment 1800 Industrial Revolution Emphasis of 3 R's 1833 Factories Factories no longer employ children. 1840 HMIE introduced 1870 Elementary Education Act Made school compulsory for children under 12. 1918 Education Act (Scotland) Free secondary school. 1945 Free Primary and secondary for all. 2000 Standards in Scotlands schools. 2008 GIRFEC 2014 Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2016 National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education