Education
- Created by: Rhyannan
- Created on: 23-01-13 12:18
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- Education
- The British Educational System
- 1870 Fosters Education Act, with the state assuming full reponsability
- Compulsory until 10
- Fisher Education Act 1918- compulsory until 14
- In1957 the school leaving age was raised to 15
- In1972 the leaving age was raised to 16
- There are plans to raise the age to 18
- 1870 Fosters Education Act, with the state assuming full reponsability
- Butler Education Act (1944)
- It made secondary education free and compulsory up until 15
- Its aims were to improve the economic efficiency of the country by developing skills needed for the workforce
- To create a more equal society by giving everyone the opportunity to be educated.
- The Tripartite System
- Developed after WW2- based around the idea that students would take an IQ test at 11
- Either go to a grammar school, technical or a secondary modern
- They were meant to have a 'parity of esteem in reality this was not the case
- Only two types of school were available in most places coz of the cost
- People who went to Grammar school were able to take specialised subjects so pupils were able to go to uni
- Secondary- many were not allowed to take exams
- Even though girls were more likely to pass their pass marks were higher- mainly boys grammar schools
- The social class was still intact- working class went to secondary modern so were less motivated
- The British Educational System
- There are plans to raise the age to 18
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