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1944 Butler Act
The 1944 Education Act or 'Butler' Act was driven by post war reconstruction and this new legislation sought to remove inequalities evident in secondary school education. In summary, this reconstruction resulted in a three part system to include: grammar, secondary modern and technical schools. Allocation to each of these schools was based on an 11+ test. The act also stipulated free education until 18. -
1946 Barlow Report
The 1946 Barlow Report recommended the creation of more places at university for students interested in science. -
School Leaving age raised to 15
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Introduction of the 'General Certificate of Education' 1951 (GSE)
GCE exams are more commonly referred to as 'O' levels. -
The Crowther Report 1959
This report recommended raising the leaving age to 16, comprehensive schooling for everyone and a national system for vocational education for example. It also emphasised the importance of the provision of higher education for the 15-19 year group. -
'Certificate of Secondary Education' introduced in 1962 (CSE)
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1965 Circular 10/65
The 1965 circular declared the Labour government's desire to scrap the 11+ selection test, This was to end the separation in secondary school at 11 plus. (Chitty, 2002, p.18) -
School leaving age raised to 16
School leaving age raised to 16 -
1976 Education Act
"Local education authorities shall, in the exercise and performance of their powers and duties relating to secondary education, have regard to the general principle that such education is to be provided only in schools where the arrangements for the admission of pupils are not based (wholly or partly) on selection by reference to ability or aptitude" (Section 1(1))' However, "There was no legal requirement to end selection, and the Act produced no visible effect" (Benn and Chitty 1996:11). -
1979 Education Act
This 1979 Act overturned Labours 1976 Act by giving back control to the LEA's over selection of pupils for 11+ education. -
1981 Education (Special Education) Act
This act introduced the assessment of 'Special Educational Needs' and how SEN could be accommodated:
- 'Handicapped' replaced with 'special education need'
- LEA's responsible for assessing SEN
- Children with SEN to be educated in mainstream schools providing that their needs could be accommodated within that school. -
The introduction of the GCSE
On failing to combine the GCE withe the CSE, the new GCSE replaced these two certifications for all subject areas. -
1988 Education Reform Act
Four decades following the 1944 Act, the legislation in the 1988 Education Reform act bought into place radical change. The act revolutionized education, making provision for a new national curriculum, city technology colleges and freedom for primary and secondary schools to opt out of LEA control in preference for funding by central government. The act also stipulated the introduction of national testing in the form of SATs at the ages of 5, 7 and 11 in core subjects. -
Started Primary School
SS Mary and Johns RC Primary School. There were still teachers who were nuns. -
1992 Further and Higher Education Act
This act achieved the following:
1) Removed higher education institutions from the control of
LEA's
2) Abolished the CNAA
3) Established the FEFCs
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1992 Education (schools) Act: Establishment of OFSTED
The act of 1992 saw the establishment of Ofsted, an acronym for the 'Office for Standards in Education' Following the provision of Ofsted, the assessment of school performance would change forever. It's function being to monitor, assess and report on individual school performance but also to conduct wider research into issues such as equality. -
1994 Education Act: Teacher training agency
The act of 1994 saw the provision of the TTA or 'Teacher training Agency' and also provided regulations for the operation of student unions. -
1996 Education (Student Loans) Act
This education act ensured the continued provision of student loans for higher education. This meant that in the future once i applied to university I had the means to support myself whilst i studied. Without this i would of been unable to be further educated in science and so would not be on the PGCE. My subject knowledge would not have increased and my passion may have been dulled. -
White Paper Excellence in schools
Formed the basis of the 1998 School Standards and Framework Act. -
Finished Primary School
Left SS Mary and Johns RC Primary School -
Started Secondary Education
St Thomas More RC Comprehensive School.
Consisted of three buildings, one of which was separated by a main 50mph road and connected by a bridge. Leverson building, Martin building and Erasmus (Science building). -
End of Secondary Education
Left School with 10 GCSE's. Including Double award Science. -
Joined the army.
Went to the Army Foundation College in Harrogate and participated in level 1 and 2 literacy and numeracy. -
2004 Every Child Matters Act: Change for children
ECM marked a change in focus of the government to centre on five key areas which are essential for well-being in childhood and the continuation of this into later life for all pupils to include: "being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic well-being" (Department for Education) -
Left the army.
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Start College
Studied at the City of Wolverhampton College and did a Btec National certificate in Forensic Science. -
Finished College
Left college with a Distinction/Merit in Btec Forensic Science. -
Education and Skills Act 2008
An overview of this act includes the raising of the school leaving age to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015:
- By 2013 and 2015 all students must stay in education or training at least in a part capacity to the age of 17 and 18 respectively. -
Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act of 2010 replaced any prior anti-discrimination acts (race relations act etc) merging them into a single act. In essence it legally protects individuals from discrimination in terms of race, gender, disability and religious preference etc albeit in the work place or in the wider society. -
2010 Academies Act
The 2010 legislation made it possible for all maintained schools (maintained by the local authority) to apply to transition into academies (publicly funded schools)
- Schools rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted would be pre-approved to go ahead with this transition into academy status.
- The act allowed academies to be set up from scratch called 'additional schools' mostly in the form of 'free schools' -
2007 Professional Standards for Teachers
The professional standards for teachers created in 2007 combined the standards for intial training, induction and ongoing professional development into a single framework. -
University Education
Started at the University of Wolverhampton studying BSc (Hons) Forensic Science. -
University Dissertation
Looking at the Post Mortem Interval using Buried and decaying pigs trotters over time. -
Finished University
Left University with a 2:1 degree classification. -
Subject Knowledge enhancement Course
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Started PGCE Secondary Education in Chemistry
