Education Timeline

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  • Created on: 24-12-20 17:10
Butler Act 1944
Leaving age raised to 15, 11+ exam into tripartite system: grammar: academic, prep for university. Secondary modern: basic education. Technical: Practical subjects
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Comprehensive Education Act 1965
Labour government, comp schools: equal opportunity for all, went to local schools, all abilities combined in one school, class difference became huge issue.
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Vocational Education 1976
Callaghan stated education and industry were in decline and didn't teach skills for work. 'New Deal': people on benefits not working to attend training programmes. Problems - Poor teaching quality, students became cheap labour, universities didn't accept
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Education Reform Act 1988
Thatcher era (based on New Right perspective): education linked with economy. National curriculum and OFSTED, academisation: schools given control of own funds by becoming grant maintained, league tables, SATs at 7,11,14 and GCSEs at 16, Competition and C
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New Labour 1997-2010
Third Way Politics: Battle inequality white maintaining choice and diversity, allowed marketisation: specialised faith schools. Education more privatised. Compulsory education went from 16-18. A levels became AS and A2. Education maintenance allowance.
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Conservative Policies 2010-2015
Tried to encourage excellence, competition and innovation, achieved by freeing schools from 'dead hand of state': often don't work. Fragmented centralisation: Ball (2001) promoting academies and free schools led to increased fragmetisation and increased c
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Comprehensive Education Act 1965

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Labour government, comp schools: equal opportunity for all, went to local schools, all abilities combined in one school, class difference became huge issue.

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Vocational Education 1976

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Education Reform Act 1988

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New Labour 1997-2010

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