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the cane was introduced
The cane was introduced to the school classrooms tot teach the children diciplin and for the chioldren to behave better -
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sats were introduced
The test became much more widely used in the 1950s and 1960s and once was almost universal -
central schools opened
central schools opened -
scholarships for higher educationn
Consultative Committee Report Scholarships for higher education -
deaf children act
the deaf children act was creted in schools in england -
barlow report for more universitys for science students
1946 Barlow Report: recommended more university places for science students -
school leaving age raised to 15
1947 School leaving age raised to 15. -
free milk for pupils
1946 Free milk provided for all pupils -
a levels were introduced
GCE A-Level examination was first sat in 1951, on the premise that students took one or the other. Until 1953, A-Level exams were graded only as a pass or fail, at which point a "distinction" grade was introduced. -
o levels were introduced
The General Certificate of Education (GCE) is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the former British colonies or Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka and Singapore, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level (O Level) and the Advanced Level (A Level). -
schools reccomended school age rate to raise to 16
1959 Crowther Report 15:18 recommended raising the school leaving age to 16 and the provision of further education for 15-18 year olds, questioned the value of day release provision for apprenticeships -
teacher training course
1960 Teacher training course: extended from two years to three -
teachers no longer had to supervise children at lunch break
1968 School Meals Agreement: teachers were no longer obliged to supervise children at lunchtimes. -
school leaving age raised to 16
1973 School leaving age raised to 16 -
gcse was introduced
GCSEs were introduced in 1986, replacing the previous O Level and CSE systems by merging them together. -
the cane was abolished
teachers want to bring back the caneOne supply teacher told researchers: "Children's behaviour is now absolutely outrageous in the majority of schools. I am a supply teacher, so I see very many schools and there are no sanctions. There are too many anger management people and their likewho give children the idea that it is their right to flounce out of lessons for time out because they have problems with their temper. They should be caned instead. -
Ofstead was created
1992 education (schools) act 1992 new arrangements for the inspection of schools led to the creation of Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education). -
apprenticeships intoduced
1995 Modern Apprenticeships introduced -
schools were classified if they were a primary school or secondry
2002 education (middle schools) (england) regulations 2002 specified whether middle schools would be classified as either primary or secondary schools -
new rights in relation to special need parents
1975 Sex Discrimination Act: had effects on school admissions, appointments and curricula. 1981 education act 1981 based on the 1978 Warnock Report, gave parents new rights in relation to special needs
