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1300
Medieval
The Roman Catholic Churches started to organise schooling -
Period: 1300 to
History of Scottish Education
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Jan 1, 1400
Start of compulsory education
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 -
Scottish Schools in 17th century
Not only included literacy and arithmetic but also religious teachings, Latin and PE -
18th Century
Additional subjects such as medical sciences were added to the curriculum -
1833
Factories could not employ children. Workhouses were used instead -
1840
HMIE introduced. This was when the first HM inspector of schools was appointed. -
1870
Establishment of universal elementary schooling up to the age of 13 -
1872
School is compulsory and fees are abolished -
1880
Forster Elementary Education Act. Required state funded, board governed schools to provide elementary education. All children between 5 and 10 must attend. -
1891
Free Education Act provided state funded school fees -
1902
Belfour Education Act - Development of grammar in secondary schools. Scholarships available for poor, able children -
1902
Elementary Code - basis of the curriculum at the time -
1911
39% of 14 year old attending school -
1912
200 higher grade schools -
1918
Fisher Education Act - made secondary education compulsory up unit the age of 14 -
1944
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 -
1971
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 -
1992
The UNCRC was created which gave children the right to education -
1996
Dunblane School Massacre - Forced school to update security and guns banned in the UK -
2020-2021
Covid-19 pandemic has introduced online learning at home -
Current day
All children attending school up until the age of 16 after which they may pursue further education