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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
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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 -
Labour government attempt to abolish selection to Grammar/Secondary modern at age 11.
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Mandatory requirement for graduates wishing to enter the teaching profession to undertake a PGCE.
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The Thatcher Years Begin
Conservative hold control over education until 1997 -
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton -
St Pauls First School
Coven
Wolverhampton
Ages 4-9 -
Introduction of National Curriculum 5-16
Introduction of SAT's age 5, 7 and 11 in the core subjects -
Brewood Middle School
South Staffordshire
Ages 9-13 -
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Initiated to monitor and report on quality of teaching in schools.
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Introducing 'special measures' for failing schools
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Wolgarston High School
Penkridge
South Staffordshire
Ages 13-16 -
The start of the 'Blair Decade'
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On the Job apprentice recruitment and training body.
Bilston
Wolverhampton
1 Year
NVQ L2's Engineering Disiplines (Various) -
Wulfrun College
Paget Road
Wolverhampton
Day Release BTEC Mechanical Engineering
1997-1999 -
Apprenticeship at Metal Castings Ltd
Originally Design, ultimately Mechanical maintenance.
1998-2001 -
City of Wolverhampton College
Day Release
HNC Mechanical Engineering
1999-2001 -
City of Wolverhampton College
2002-2003 -
Employment at R&B Inspection Services
Trainee 2002-2003
Engineer Surveyor 2003-2010
Technical Director 2010-2013 -
White paper following Victoria Climbie death to intergrate services incl. schools
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Part-time
BEng Mechatronic Engineering
L1 waivered due to HNC aquirement 2001 -
Ed Balls is Secretary for Education
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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 -
General Overview
Austerity measures including drastic budget cut.
Raised University tuition fees. -
Implimented to promote rapid expansion of Acadamies.
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First Class Honours BEng (Hons) Mechatronics
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Voluntary re-take to update subject knowledge.
City of Wolverhampton College
2012-2013 -
Career change to teaching
