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In August 1987 corporal punishment became illegal in the UK, a year prior to my birth, thankfully!
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The National Curriculum was introduced.
Key Stages were introduced.
Parents could choose where to send their children.
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1988 was the first year that GCSE examinations were sat after Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph proposed the changes in 1984.
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Thatcher didn't steal my milk!
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John Major’s Conservative government started a scheme for inspections of schools to ensure they were operating properly. OFSTED, is still responsible for inspection of schools in England under the Education (Schools) Act 1992.
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This act allowed Wolverhampton Polytechnic to change to the University of Wolverhampton, a change that would prove vital to my future.
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Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) was introducted to increase the amount of students to enrol in post-16 education, by giving students from poorer backgrounds money for going to school post-16.
I got nothing! Which really irritated me as after my father was made redundant I had to work part time in a public house. -
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Standard Attainment Tests also known as SATS were first introduced in education in 1991, and slowly became widesread until 1998. In Year 6 these were the tests which decided what groups we would be in when we began High School.
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If a school could find sponsership of £100,000 the governmnet would match this, and provide additional funding under the White Paper 'Schools acheiving success'.
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Standard Attainment Tests also known as SATS were first introduced in education in 1991, and slowly became widesread until 1998. In Year 9 SATS were used to decide whether we'd be placed in GCSE Foundation or Higher groups.
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I had to choose my options for GCSE's, alongside the core subjects I picked Triple Science, Geography, Double ICT, Statistics and Food Technology.
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Tuition fees rose from £1,000 to £3,000 due to the Higher Education Act 2004.
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I chose Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and General Studies.
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Studying Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Hated living with 4men and the messiest woman on Earth! Also really homesick!
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Studying Human Biology. I wouldn't have been able to do this without the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, which enabled Wolverhampton PolyTechnic to become a University.
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The coalition government introduced bursaries for trainee teachers to encourage graduates from shortage subjects into teaching.
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I didn't fall over!
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Post graduate fees are £9000, oh dear!
Thank the government for bursaries!