The History of Education

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1. Which of these is an accurate description of education in the 19th Century?

  • The children of the wealthy were educated in public and private schools, with Church and charity schools educating the less well off.
  • Education was available for all up until the age of ten.
  • No formal education system; the rich could afford to pay for private tutors. The rest had to make do.
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2. What was brought out under the 1870 education act?

  • Elementary schools for all, with inferior teachers for the lower classes, intended to train them for working class jobs
  • Schooling beyond 14 years of age
  • Equality measures to ensure all students recieved equal treatment
  • Paid schooling for over 14 year olds

3. What age did the Butler Education Act (1944) extend free secondary education up to?

  • 16
  • 13
  • 15
  • 14
  • 18

4. Which were the types of schools in the Tripartite System? (Butler Education Act, 1944)

  • Academies and Comprehensives
  • Grammar schools, comprehensives and technical schools
  • Grammar schools, Secondary Modern Schools, Technical Schools
  • Grammar schools and Comprehensives
  • Academies, Modern Schools, Technology Colleges

5. Which of these was not a flaw in the Tripartite system?

  • The majority of working class pupils ended up in secondary modern schools
  • It is difficult to determine ability at eleven years of age
  • The grammar schools were under funded
  • The grammar schools had higher entry requirements for girls, leading to girls being unable to succeed at the same rate
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