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Education Act 1944
The 1944 Education Act is a highly important moment in educational history and is the starting point for my education timeline. It brought numerous, far reaching reforms in the provision and governance of English schooling. (Batteson,1999). The act made education free for secondary schools effectively making my own education free, furthermore the act raised the school leaving age to 15 -
1951 General Certificate of Education
O-levels and A-levels are introduced, replacing the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. -
Education Act 1962 Uni Fees
The Education Act 1962 gave local education authorities in the United Kingdom a way to pay the tuition of students attending full-time first degree courses and to provide them with a maintenance grant where no repayment was required. -
1964 Labour government promises to set up comprehensive schools
1964 Harold Wilson's newly-elected Labour government promises to set up comprehensive schools, combining pupils of all ability levels -
1965 The Certificate of Secondary Education
The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) is introduced for secondary modern pupils, to cater for those not sitting O-levels. -
Education (Milk) Act 1971
An Act to restrict the duty of education authorities to provide milk for pupils at educational establishments maintained by them or under their management and make further provision with respect to their power to do so; to restrict their power to secure provision of milk for pupils at other educational establishments; and for purposes connected therewith. (Gillard, D. 2011) -
Children Act 1972
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. (Legislation Gov, 2014). -
1976 Education (School-leaving Dates) Act
A brief Act amending the summer school leaving date. -
1981 - Education (Special Education) Act
The 1981 Education Act which was the first piece of legislation that imposed a duty upon mainstream schools and local educational authorities to arrange provision that was required to support children with special educational needs -
1988 The General Certificate of Secondary Education
1988 The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) replaces O-levels and CSEs. -
Education Reform Act 1988
Education Reform Act 1988 The Education Reform Act of 1988 is widely regarded as the most important single piece of education legislation in Britain since the Education Act of 1944. In this act the National Curriculum (NC) was introduced and Key Stages (KS) were introduced in schools. At each key stage a number of educational objectives need to be achieved. -
Education (Student Loans) Act 1990
The SLC was founded to provide students with additional help towards living costs in the form of low-interest loans. In its first year, the SLC gave loans to 180,200 students -
Sam was Born
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Education (Schools) Act 1992
Education (Schools) Act 1992 The 1992 Education (Schools) Act set up a system of school inspections by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted). The reports written by independent inspection teams and published by Ofsted are made public and the inspections are carried out according to a National Framework to ensure consistency across the country. -
1994 An A* grade is added to GCSEs
1994 An A* grade is added to GCSEs to differentiate between top and lower A grades.(BBC, 2004) -
The government introduces National Curriculum Tests
The government introduces National Curriculum Tests, commonly known as Sats, for all children aged seven, 11 and 14 -
Started Nursery
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infant school
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1996 General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs)
1996 General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) are offered as a more work-based alternative for non-academic students. -
Started Reception
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Finished Year 2
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Moved to Year 3 Primary School
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Junior School
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AS-levels are introduced
Advanced Subsidiary (AS-level) exams are brought in for 17 year olds. These are qualifications in their own right but also a halfway stage in the A-level course.(BBC, 2004).
Effecting my own education as i completed As Levels prior to my A levels -
First Academy Opens
The first city academy opened its doors - The Business Academy, Bexley, which serves the south-east London overspill estates of Thamesmead and Erith, is the first of a new type of secondary school. -
Finished Primary School
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Started year 7
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Cheslyn Hay High School
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Graduated Cheslyn Hay
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Started 6th Form
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6th Form Study
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Started Information technology at University of Wolverhampton
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Sams University Life
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Seconds year studying Information Technology
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Started Placement in multimedia Unit
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Started 4th year at University of Wolverhampton
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Graduated with a 1st
Graduated University of Wolverhampton -
1973 School Leaving Age
1973 The school leaving age moved to 16 as origionally suggested by the Buttlers Act. This effected my own education as my school leaving age was 16.
