Education Flashcards
Who provided education before 1918
LEAs (local education authorities)
What did the WW1 Lewis report recommend
School-leaving age of 14
New tier of county colleges
Curriculum divided between practical and advanced instructions
What act did the WW1 lewis report influence
The education act 1918
Two types of schools 1918
Elementary schools
Secondary and Technical schools
What age did elementary schools give education to in 1918
14
What dictated education preww1
economic conditions
cost
What were grammar schools like during the interwar period
For the brightest students however charged fees
What did the Hadow committees report recommend 1926
abolition of elementary schools
age division of primary and secondary at 11
raising school age to 15
Why was the Hadow committees reports recomendations not adopted
cost too much
responsibility for education had been devolved to local authorities
What were the issues with local authorities having power over schools in the inter-war period
Some provided worse school conditions than others
