2 Education 1939-1945

Question 1

how was education (still) in 1939

Answer 1

poor classes not able to reach education of the middle classes, the FABIAN SOCIETY recognised this

Question 2

grammar schools in 1939

Answer 2

increased open spaces to poor people, but extra costs like uniform and travel made it unaffordable for lower income families

Question 3

1942 beveridge report impact on education

Answer 3

the army required basically educated troops because warfare was much more complex than before

++++ tripartite system that reflects the class system!!!

Question 4

impact of ww2 on education

Answer 4

required educated troops bc the complexity of warfare dramatically increased
an educated civillian workforce, defence and auxiliary service were required during the post war.

Question 5

butler act 1944

Answer 5

state secondary schools wouldn’t charge fees, paid for by general taxation
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION

Question 6

what did the butler act and the Scottish Education Act 1945 reflect?

Answer 6

britain’s rigid class structure

Question 7

the lea’s were controlled by…?

Answer 7

a new ministry of education

Question 8

tripartite system

Answer 8

grammar schools (upper class)
secondary modern schools (middle class)
secondary technical schools (working class)

Question 9

grammar schools

Answer 9

students must pass an ‘eleven plus exam’
20% went to grammar schools in the 1950s.
At 15, most students stayed for a non-compulsory year, and took O-Levels at 16.
usually single sex, but girls were encouraged to focus on arts and languages over science and mathematics.

Question 10

Modern schools

Answer 10

lower middle class and working class children.

Fewer resources and worse teachers.

the best had ties with vocational colleges for work placements

Question 11

% of people who went to modern schools in the 1950s

Answer 11

75%.
In 1964 only 318 of their total intake were entered for A levels.

Question 12

pupils left with a_____

Answer 12

certificate of education, some went to technical college for further vocational education

Question 13

what were girls vs boys taught at modern school?

Answer 13

girls were usually taught needlework, home economics and ‘mothercraft’ while boys did woodwork

Question 14

technical schools

Answer 14

middle classes educated for a life in scientific or engineering work, to create a technocratic class to help adapt a population for an increasingly technical world and nuclear power

Question 15

% of people who went to technical schools?

Answer 15

never more than 3% before 1965.

Question 16

effect of the butler act

Answer 16

millions of working class children (and girls) now had an education
social change in the 1960s-70s was part of the Butler act; it enabled more children than any other time in the nation’s history to become educated.