1. The 1870 Forster Education Act was the primary piece of legislation which dealt directly with the provision of education in Britain. It made education compulsory‚ up to the age of 10. It was paired with the 1870 Factory Act‚ which took children out of employment‚ mainly from mining and factory work. This act was passed by the government to educate its work force and create a more skilled and literate labour market. Education was also seen as anti- revolutionary‚ by giving the working class improvements
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Marketisation is the policy of introducing market forces of supply and demand into education. When the Conservatives came in to power the felt Labour failed to create meritocracy and restructured the system. The 1988 Education Reform Act began the creation of an education market by encouraging competiotion between schools and choice of parents. Before the Education Reform Act‚ the system was based on The Tripartite System where different types of students would attend one of three different types
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at the changes to education legislation from 1944 to the present day. I will look at how these changes have reflected government educational policies and to what effect. Firstly I will look at the ‘Butler Act’‚ war time 1944. The education act 1944 was called the ‘Butler Act’ after the conservative politician‚ R.A.Butler. The 1944 ‘Butler Act’ was undoubtedly a significant milestone in terms of the history of education Britain. It became increasingly clear that education was of vital importance
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The history of the education system Why did it take the industrial revolution before the government intervened and made education compulsory? It took the industrial revolution before education was made compulsory because the revolution highlighted the issues of child labour and many different child labour protection acts were passed. These acts led to an alternative action of education for children instead and so the education act of 1870 was passed which gave education to all classes. How
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The 1944 Education Act and its ramifications to date The purpose of this essay is to identify the features of the 1944 Education Act and its ramifications. The state of education prior to the 1944 Act will be mentioned and how it mirrored society as a whole. A critical appraisal of justifications for selection and comprehensivisation‚ as a successor to the tripartite system‚ will be addressed. This paper will also provide an explanation of the selection process and the arguments and problems
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Prior to the 1944 Butler Education Act‚ to which this essay discusses‚ there are many other crucial Acts to briefly mention so as to show the development of education over time. One being The Elementary Education Act 1870‚ which is deemed the most important stage in the development of the national system of elementary education as it mapped out the country into schooling districts. Then The Mundella Act 1880 made Elementary education compulsory‚ but not free‚ for all children between the ages of
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all pupils in education ‘Educational policy’ refers to the plans and strategies for education introduced by government‚ for example through Acts of Parliament‚ together with instructions and recommendation to schools and local education authorities (cited in Webb et al). In this essay I will therefore be assessing the relationship between inequality and educational policy. In the late 18th and early 19th century‚ education was only available to a small number of the population. Education was mostly
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legislation including Education Act (1944)‚ The Mary Warnock Report (1978)‚ and ‘Every Child Matters’ (2003). The essay is also going to discuss The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2007. In May 1940 Britain had been at war and shortly after Neville Chamberlain who was conservative Prime Minister was forced to resign due to the lack of confidence in his party. He was later replaced by Winston Churchill. In October 1940 Herwald Ramsbotham who was president of the Board of Education‚ met with senior
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investigation the ‘National Insurance Act 1946’ entitled people to sickness benefits‚ unemployment benefit and retirement benefit meaning people would be able to meet their basic needs. The ‘Family allowances Act 1945’ was also introduced and this entitled an allowance to children under the age of sixteen. Disease (ill health) was a dominant issue as many citizens greatly suffered due to the lack and affordability of professional health services ‘The National Health Service Act’ was
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A Building Block for the Future: The G.I. Bill of 1944 “We’re finally home boys!” shouted one of the young invigorated soldiers as the plane landed on the runway. The young men arriving from the European and Japanese fronts were filled with excitement but among them there resonated a feeling of unknown. World War II had finally come to a conclusion and what the future held for many young men in the middle of the 1940’s was completely unknown. The only feeling of security
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