1960s education pros and cons
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- Education reforms 1960
- Education was improved
- By 1980, 70000 people were enrolled in the Open University
- This did not discriminate against classes
- People could afford to have a job and go to university
- People did not have to bear the costs of living away from home
- The Circular 10/65 was introduced
- The lower class students were getting the same education as others
- It broke class barriers as there was no segregation
- Abolished the unfairness of the old system
- 11+ abolished so future was not determined by 1 exam
- 22 new universities were founded and polytechnics opened
- More people could go to university
- There was less reliance upon the arts: wider range available
- By 1980, 70000 people were enrolled in the Open University
- Education was not improved
- The Circular 10/65 had faults
- It disrupted education as people had to move schools
- By 1970, 8 authorities had not conformed
- Some grammar schools still existed
- Comprehensive schools had sets
- Higher education
- Open University too time consuming and too late at night
- The university reforms were not influential alone
- Upper classes
- Private schools were not abolished
- Those who had attended grammar schools got a worse education after Circular 10/65
- The Circular 10/65 had faults
- Education was improved
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