History of Scottish Education

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  • 1300

    The Roman Catholic Churches started to organise schooling

  • Period: 1300 to

    History of Scottish Education

  • 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 of Glasgow and Aberdeen University

  • Scottish Schools now include religious teachings, Latin and PE

    Not only included literacy and arithmetic but also religious teachings, Latin and PE

  • Additional Subjects

    Addiction subjects such as medical science were added to curriculum

  • Factories could not employ children.

    Factories could not employ children. Workhouses were used instead

  • HMIE introduced.

    This was when the first HM inspector of schools was appointed.

  • Establishment of universal elementary schooling up to the age of 13

  • School is compulsory and fees are abolished.

  • Forster Elementary Education Act.

    Required state funded, board governed schools to provide elementary education. All children between 5 and 10 must attend.

  • Free Education Act

    Free Education Act provided state funded school fees

  • Belfour Education Act

    The development of grammar in secondary schools. Scholarships available for poor, able children

  • Elementary Code

    Elementary Code - basis of the curriculum at the time

  • 39% of 14 year old attending school

    A record amount of 14 year olds attending school.

  • 200 Higher Grade School

    There are now 200 Higher Grade Schools in Scotland at this point

  • Fisher Education Act

    This made secondary education compulsory up unit the age of 14

  • Butler Education Act

    The establishment of the Ministry of Education. Split between primary and secondary at 11. Formed the tripartite system - grammar, technical and secondary modern

  • Comprehensive Education Introduced

    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

  • The UNCRC was Created

    The UNCRC was created which gave children the right to education

  • Dunblane School Massacre

    The Dunblane school massacre forced school to update security and guns banned in the UK

  • The Equality Act

    The Equality Act ensures that all pupils are held with the same regard no matter the race, gender, disabilities and sexual orientation.

  • Education (Scotland) Act

    This Act includes provisions for strategic planning to consider socio-economic barriers to learning

  • Online Learning

    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