Policy - Butler Act (1944)

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Butler Act (1944)
It's aim was for eqaulity in education and to allow all pupils to succeed to the best of their abilities.
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What is Universal Education?
Free compulsory education for all between the ages of 5 and 15.
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What is the Tripartite System?
This school system was reformed with the introduction of compulsory secondary schooling after the age of 11, based on 3 types of schools.
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Grammar Schools
You could attend only if you passed the 11+ exam. You were taught ready for university and 20% of children got into grammar school, they were mainly from the middle-class.
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Secondary Modern Schools
They were for 75-80% of pupils who failed the 11+ exam. They offered basic education and it was mainly working-class who attended.
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Technical/Vocational Schools
Students were taught vocational subjects and all work was practical, preparing them for factory work in the future.
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An advantage of the Butler Act (1944)
It was made compulsory for students to attend school, from 11-15, this made them stay in education for longer and to develop their learning.
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A disadvantage of the Butler Act (1944)
Middle-class could afford extra tuition to study for their 11+. This put working-class at a disadvantage as they could not afford this; showing that the butler act still didn't cause equal rights between social classes.
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Criticisms of the Butler Act (1944)
Rather than promoting meritocracy , the tripartite system and 11+ reproduced class inequality by channelling the two social classes into two different types of school that offered unequal opportunities.
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Criticisms of the Butler Act (1944)
The system also reproduced gender inequality by discriminating against girls, often requiriring them to gain higher marks than boys in the 11+ to obtain a grammar school place.
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What is Universal Education?

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Free compulsory education for all between the ages of 5 and 15.

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What is the Tripartite System?

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Grammar Schools

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Secondary Modern Schools

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