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There is free education for all secondary school students.
The tripartite system recommended by Sir William Spens in 1938 has been created. Students can attend Grammar, Secondary technical or Secondary modern schools regardless of their backgrounds. Students are allocated schools by LEAs based on their 11 plus exam results.
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The School Certificate and Higher School Certificate is replaced with the General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-levels and A-levels.
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The CSE's present students who are less likely to acheive a CGE O'level with the opportunity to obtain a certificate before leaving school.
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The Department of Education and Science (DES) issues a cicular under the labour goverment for the abolishment of the tripartite system and 11 plus exams. LEA's are required to switch to Comprehensive schooling.
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The plowden report recommends that education should be tailored for the individual, teachers should have more control over what is being taught. There should be a reduction in class sizes with a maximum intake, that should not be exceeded.
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Under Margaret Thatcher, LEA's are no longer required to update to comprehensive schooling.
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Educational authorities are no longer required to provide milk to students.
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The school leaving age is raised to 16.
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At least two parents should be school governors unless it is a special agreement school in which case the minimum is one parent.
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I received free milk every morning. This was introduced in 1946 although was not compulsory at this time.
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I remember being good at reading during the first 2-3 years at primary school. This was due to fact I would come home and read to my father every day.
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CSE's and O'levels are replaced with GCSE's. GCSE's can include coursework as well as exams.
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The National curriculum focuses on ten subject areas to be incorporated in both primary and secondary education. Three of the subjects are compulsory, English, Matha and Science. The remaining seven are geography, history, technology, a foreign language (applicable to secondary school students), art, music, and physical education.
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A national scheme of assessment, Oftsed was established under John Major's government.
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Studied for 9 GCSE's but failed to get the marks I needed to progress onto a further education course.
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GNVQ courses are offered as an alternative to A'levels.
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Re-took five of my GCSE's. Studied for a BTEC National in Computing. The majority of the class was male. The successful completion of this course allowed me to progress into higher education.
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An annual course fee of £1000 is introduced and is payable at the start of the course.
A new way to progress in teaching is the advanced skills teacher approach, -
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Higher Education Institions (HEI) can charge up to £3000 in course fees.
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The Teacher Training Authority (TTA) is established.
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Every Child Matters was launched following the death of an 8 year old girl, Victoria Climbie. Victoria was subject to abuse and neglect from a relative and their partner. Despite regular contact with police child protection teams, hospital teams and the social services, Victoria died with 128 injuries over her body.
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Ofqual - Office of qualifications and examination regulator
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Key stage 3 SATS are abolished.
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Securing a sustainable future for higher education by Lord Browne.
Principles discussed:
1. More investment should be availble for higher education
2. Student choice should be increased
3, Everyone who has the potential should be able to benefit from higher education.
4. No one should have to pay until they start work
5. When payments are made they should be affordable
6. Part time students should be treated the same as full time students for costs of learning. -
PGCE course
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There is a increase in competition for university places as numbers are reduced.
Some universities will receive smaller grants.
Annoucements are made of increased tuition fees for 2012 entry, regardless of promises made by the Liberal Democrat party.
