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Butler Education Act
Introduced by Richard A. Butler. Government regarded leaving at 14 was no longer adequate to leave education as it was the age where learning was the most appreciated and understood for its value. Also it was seen as the worst age to switch between education and work. This bought rise to the 11+ examinations for grammar schools and secondary schools. Equal opportunity for education brought through. This gave everyone an opportunity to valuable education. -
Leaving age increased to 16
Preparations made in 1964 to raise leaving age which got to delayed to 1968 and further finalised in 1972. LEA introduced meaning work experience is required for the finals years. Middle schools were developed and introduced for ages 11-13. This allowed me to partake in a work experience week in year 10 of high school. -
GCSE introduction
GCSEs introduced in 1988 to replace O levels and CSEs to make the education tougher but also allows students the full range of grades for more students. This affected my education by allowing me improving the quality of grades I could achieve, traded with the fact they were tougher qualifications. -
GCSE improvements
A* grade added to be above the A grade. This allowed me to get a higher grade in my GCSEs when I took them a few years ago. -
SATs Introduced
National Curriculum Tests added for children aged 7, 11 and 14. This impacted my education as it required me to have regulated testing in the form of year 6 SAT's, however I don't recall having any at 7. -
Education act 1996
Before the implementation of this act in 1998 (1976-1997) childrens 16th birthday which was inbetween 1st sept - 31st jan could leave compulsory school at the end of the spring term, 1st feb - 31st of august could leave on the Friday before the last Monday of May. This was scrapped and changed for all children to be in compulsory school until the Friday in June on the year of the childs 16th birthday. This means I would have to stay in education until at least 16 years old -
Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
This introduced tuition fees and student loans. This had an impact on me as it has made me take out student loans to pay for my course at Wolverhampton university -
A-level split into AS levels and A-level
Advanced Subsidiary exams bought in for 17 year olds to be a qualification of their own and also halfway points in a full A-Level grade. This affected my education in a positive way as it allowed me to drop Biology as a subject and walk out with an AS level in it. -
Whitgreave Primary School
The primary school i went to for nursery/reception until leaving to Cheslyn Hay High School after year 6. -
Year 9 SATs scrapped
These were scrapped following a problematic delivery of the tests from the American firm ETS, worries on how the tests affected children's education and also the results from a Cambridge University study which found that SATs were pulling persuasive anxiety into children's lives. This impacted my education because it removed a large chunk of testing for me in my high school years. -
Education and skills act 2008
Ways of raising the leaving age were explored in 2006, a year later it was proposed that parents could educate their children until 18 and also a reform of apprenticeships for improve opportunities for children in care. The Education and Skills act (2008) came into force in 2013 which required children to have some form of education or training until the year of the child's 17th birthday. Leaving age increased to 18 in 2015. This was to help young adults have a higher chance of employment. -
Cheslyn Hay Sports and Community High School
Where I went for years 7-13 of higher education -
Tuition fees increased
Tuition fees were increased in 2016/2017 year to £9,000 and recently to £9,250 for the 2017/2018 year, these fees are capped but can rise due to inflation, hence £9,000 increasing to £9,250. This has impacted me a slight amount by raising the student loan fees that i have to pay back later in life. -
Enrollment to the University of Wolverhampton
I enrolled to this university after leaving year 13 for a course in Mathematics with Secondary Teaching.
