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Education Act 1944 Rab Butler (president of the board of education) set a new structure for state of education after the war
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Governers were given more duties and a clearer role was trying to be established
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Scotlands version of the 1944 education act
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Identified a shortage of scientists, so recommened more univeristy places for scientists which would be funded
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Free school milk for all children under the age of 18 years.
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13 ATO's established over England and Wales for teacher training
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This made provisions to teachers pensions and the employment of teachers over 65
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In which 3 students at the age of 11 were observed, the birghtest went of to grammer school at 14 and the other two to a different school for final years and then left.
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Grants and loans to aided schools and special agreement schools.
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Course increased from two years to three years.
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LEAs fully responsible for students attendance.
LEAs required to provide students with financial help for education.
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laid down rules about changing the character of schools. Act required polytechnics and other LEA colleges to have governing bodies.
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Common 16+ exam system replaced GCE O Level and CSE.
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Transferred responsibility for education of severely handicapped children from health authorities to LEAs.
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Reduced the number of LEAs from 146 to 104
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Employment of children: An Act to secure that the minimum age at which children may be employed is not affected by any further change in the school-leaving age.
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Provisions regarding the operation of certain educational trusts.
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Allowed LEAs to organise work experience for final year school students.
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Had effects on school admissions, appointments and curricula.
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A major act which instituted the assisted places scheme (public money for children to go to private schools), gave parents greater powers on governing bodies and over admissions, and removed the obligation on LEAs to provide school milk and meals.
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(following the 1978 Warnock Report): gave parents new rights in relation to special needs.
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1983 Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (CATE) established to set standards for initial teacher training courses.
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Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983. LEAs would assist in helping pay university fees
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Introduced Education Support Grants (ESGs) - central government funds given to LEAs for specific purposes.
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All 16 and 17 year olds were to be in education, employment or training.
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Major act establishing the National Curriculum, testing regime, Local Management of Schools (LMS) etc.
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Gave parents the right to information about schools and their performance (updated in 1994).
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Office for Standards in Education
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Established the Teacher Training Authority (TTA) and regulated student unions.
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Meeting Special Educational Needs: set out five year plan.
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Transferred provision of student loans to the private sector.
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Encouraged selection by specialisation, changed the names of types of schools, limited infant class sizes, established Education Action Zones etc.
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Established the General Teaching Council (GTC), abolished student maintenance grants and required students to contribute towards tuition fees.
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languages for life: the government's strategy for the teaching of foreign languages.
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Government initiative aimed at reducing teachers' workload by employing more unqualified classroom assistants.
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Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics.
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Raised the education leaving age to 18; Key Stage 3 SATs effectively abolished.
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51 opened in September.
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boycott proposed by NUT and NAHT.
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created statutory framework for apprenticeships.
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targets and provisions.
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Wide-ranging Act which replaced nine major Acts of Parliament and almost a hundred sets of regulations which had been introduced over several decades.
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a quarter of all primary schools boycotted the tests.
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provided for huge and rapid expansion of academies.
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government proposed cuts of up to £3.5bn in the schools budget.
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fewer places and vastly increased tuition fees, the latter despite Liberal Democrat pre-election promises.
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Increased schools' powers relating to pupil behaviour and exclusions, further diminished the role of local authorities, further expansion of academies etc.
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action to raise standards in English.
