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1944 Education Act (Bulter Act)
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.
The school leaving age is 15. -
Free milk for all students
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General Certificate of Education introduced
The School Certificate and Higher School Certificate is replaced with the General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-levels and A-levels. -
Certificate of Secondary Education introduced
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. -
Circular 10/65 (Crosland Circular)
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. -
Plowden Report
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. -
Circular 10/70
Under Margaret Thatcher, LEA's are no longer required to update to comprehensive schooling. -
Education (Milk) Act 1971
Educational authorities are no longer required to provide milk to students. -
School leaving age changed
The school leaving age is raised to 16. -
Education Act 1980
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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My educational time-line
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Cheylesmore Nursery
I received free milk every morning. This was introduced in 1946 although was not compulsory at this time. -
Joined Howes Primary School
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. -
General Certificate of Secondary Education
CSE's and O'levels are replaced with GCSE's. GCSE's can include coursework as well as exams. -
Education Reform Act 1988
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. -
Education (Schools) Act 1992
A national scheme of assessment, Oftsed was established under John Major's government. -
Joined Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School
Studied for 9 GCSE's but failed to get the marks I needed to progress onto a further education course. -
General National Vocational Qualifications
GNVQ courses are offered as an alternative to A'levels. -
Joined Tile Hill College of F.E.
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. -
Teaching and Higher Education Act
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, -
Joined Coventry University
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Higher Education Act
Higher Education Institions (HEI) can charge up to £3000 in course fees. -
Children Act 2004
The Teacher Training Authority (TTA) is established. -
Every child matters
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. -
Launch of Ofqual
Ofqual - Office of qualifications and examination regulator -
Education and skills Act 2008
Key stage 3 SATS are abolished. -
Issue of Lord Brown's review on higher education and student finance
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. -
University of Wolverhampton
PGCE course -
2010 Changes in higher education
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.
