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1944 Butler Education Act
The Butler Education Act
Free Compulsory Education to age of 15
Free Education to age 18(if wanted)
11+ Exams to assignment pupils on tested abilities.
Three Types of School
- Grammer
- Technical
- Secondary Modern -
The Crowther Report 1959
Recommendations:
School leaving age raised to 16
Introduction of comprehensive schooling for all
Exams for a broader ability range
A selection of 6th form subjects as opposed to pure A-Levels -
1965 Circular 10/65
Labour government attempt to abolish selection to Grammar/Secondary modern at age 11. -
School Leaving Age Raised to 16
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PGCE Compulsary for Graduate
Mandatory requirement for graduates wishing to enter the teaching profession to undertake a PGCE. -
Conservative Election Victory
The Thatcher Years Begin
Conservative hold control over education until 1997 -
Chris Beason Born
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton -
St Pauls CofE School, Coven
St Pauls First School
Coven
Wolverhampton
Ages 4-9 -
1988 Education Reform Act
Introduction of National Curriculum 5-16
Introduction of SAT's age 5, 7 and 11 in the core subjects -
Brewood Middle School
Brewood Middle School
South Staffordshire
Ages 9-13 -
John Major becomes Prime-Minister
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Ofsted implimented
Initiated to monitor and report on quality of teaching in schools. -
1993 Education Act
Introducing 'special measures' for failing schools -
Wolgarston High School
Wolgarston High School
Penkridge
South Staffordshire
Ages 13-16 -
New Labour Election Victory
The start of the 'Blair Decade' -
WMBC Training
On the Job apprentice recruitment and training body.
Bilston
Wolverhampton
1 Year
NVQ L2's Engineering Disiplines (Various) -
Wulfrun College
Wulfrun College
Paget Road
Wolverhampton
Day Release BTEC Mechanical Engineering
1997-1999 -
Apprenticeship at Metal Castings Ltd
Apprenticeship at Metal Castings Ltd
Originally Design, ultimately Mechanical maintenance.
1998-2001 -
City of Wolverhampton College
City of Wolverhampton College
Day Release
HNC Mechanical Engineering
1999-2001 -
Nebosh National Cert in Occupational Safety and Health
City of Wolverhampton College
2002-2003 -
Employment at R&B Inspection Services Ltd
Employment at R&B Inspection Services
Trainee 2002-2003
Engineer Surveyor 2003-2010
Technical Director 2010-2013 -
2004 The Children Act: Every Child Matters
White paper following Victoria Climbie death to intergrate services incl. schools -
University of Wolverhampton
Part-time
BEng Mechatronic Engineering
L1 waivered due to HNC aquirement 2001 -
Gorden Brown becomes Prime Minister
Ed Balls is Secretary for Education -
2007 Review of National Curriculum goes live
Aims for learners to become successful, confident and responsible.
Vocational qualifications and 14-19 Diplomas.
School leaving age to be raised to 18 by 2013 -
Coalition Election Victory
General Overview
Austerity measures including drastic budget cut.
Raised University tuition fees. -
The Academies Act 2010
Implimented to promote rapid expansion of Acadamies. -
Graduate from University
First Class Honours BEng (Hons) Mechatronics -
Core Science GCSE Re-take
Voluntary re-take to update subject knowledge.
City of Wolverhampton College
2012-2013 -
PGCE Secondary Science: Physics
Career change to teaching
