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Education Timeline
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Education Act
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The Crowther Report
A report of the Central Advisory Council for Education (England) which advocated the raising of the school leaving age to 16 and made recommendations about the education and vocational training of 15 to 18 year olds. -
Certificate of Secondary Education
Education Act required LEAs to provide students with grants for living costs and tuition fees. Placed a legal obligation on parents to ensure that children received a suitable education at school or otherwise - failure to comply could result in prosecution. Made LEAs legally responsible for ensuring that pupils attended school. -
Newsome Report
Half our future looked at the education of 13-16 year olds of average and less than average ability. -
Circular 10/65
The circular issued by Harold Wilson's Labour government requesting LEAs to submit plans for comprehensivisation. -
The Plowden Report
Children and their Primary Schools arguably the best known of all education reports, it promoted child-centred education and was much maligned by traditionalists. -
Circular 10/70
Conservative government circular withdrawing Labour's circular 10/65. LEAs were no longer compelled to go comprehensive. (Withdrawn later by Circular 4/74). -
School leaving age raised to 16
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Manpower Services Comission set up
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Sex Discrimination Act
had effects on school admissions, appointments and curricula. -
Race Relations Act
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The Great Debate in Education
gave the Secretary of State the power to ask LEAs to plan non-selective systems (repealed by the Conservatives in 1979). -
Warnock Report
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Education (Special Education) Act
gave parents new rights in relation to special needs. -
National Council for Vocational Qualifications
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16+ Examinations combiningGCE 'O' level with CSE
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My Life
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Task Group of Assessment and Testing
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Education Reform Act
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GCSEs replace earlier assessments
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Harborne Infant School
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Establishment of OFSTED
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DES became DfE
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The Dearing Review
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Teacher Training Agency
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Harborne Junior School
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Disability Discrimination Act
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Education Act
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King Edward VI Handsworth Scool for Girls
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Schools Standards and Framework Act
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University of Liverpool
