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The Roman Catholic Churches started to organise schooling
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This was only for the eldest son of the family. church schools places emphasis on singing and literacy which resulted in the foundation fo Glasgow and Aberdeen University
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Not only included literacy and arithmetic but also religious teachings, Latin and PE
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Additional subjects such as medical sciences were added to the curriculum
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Factories could not employ children. Workhouses were used instead
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HMIE introduced. This was when the first HM inspector of schools was appointed.
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Establishment of universal elementary schooling up to the age of 13
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School is compulsory and fees are abolished
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Forster Elementary Education Act. Required state funded, board governed schools to provide elementary education. All children between 5 and 10 must attend.
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Free Education Act provided state funded school fees
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Belfour Education Act - Development of grammar in secondary schools. Scholarships available for poor, able children
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Elementary Code - basis of the curriculum at the time
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39% of 14 year old attending school
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200 higher grade schools
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Fisher Education Act - made secondary education compulsory up unit the age of 14
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Butler Education Act - Establishment of the Ministry of Education. Split between primary and secondary at 11. Formed the tripartite system - grammar, technical and secondary modern
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Comprehensive education introduced when public schools for primary and secondary did not take in the biased academic achievements to put them into selective school systems based on their results
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The UNCRC was created which gave children the right to education
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Dunblane School Massacre - Forced school to update security and guns banned in the UK
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Covid-19 pandemic has introduced online learning at home
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All children attending school up until the age of 16 after which they may pursue further education