Social Developments: Conservative Actions on Comprehensive Schools Flashcards
1
Q
What happened to most children if they failed the 11-plus test?
A
They would be deemed a failure at the age of 11 for the rest of their lives
2
Q
What was the result of the attempted abolition of 11-plus system?
A
It was not achieved
3
Q
Give the year a comprehensive school was built in London and the year one was built in Islington
A
One built in London in 1954, one built in Islington in 1960
4
Q
What report suggested that Britain should develop higher education fields? What year was it made?
A
Robbins Report, 1963.
5
Q
What did the Robbins Report recommend?
A
12 existing colleges of advanced technology to become universities.
6
Q
What fraction of working class students who got into comprehensive schools left before sixth-form?
A
1/3
