The Making Of Modern Britain #18: 5 Giants - Ignorance Flashcards
Impact of most getting a limited education
Made it hard for them to get anything other than low-skilled work, keeping them in poverty
When was the 1944 Education introduced and implemented?
1944 introduced, implemented when in power
When was the Education Act?
1944
Education act aka
Butler Act
What did the Eduction Act 1944 do to school leaving age?
Changed the school leaving age, raising it to 15 for all
What new test was introduced?
Pupils age 11 (12 in Scotland) sat a new exam to determine what secondary school they would attend
What was the exam known as?
The 11+ (or the ‘qualy’ in Scotland)
What happened to pupils who did well in the 11+?
They went to senior secondaries where they studied academic subjects such as science and history
What happened to pupils who failed the 11+?
Went to junior secondaries where they studied technical subjects such as woodwork or cooking
Successes on the 11+
- clever pupils from poor backgrounds to get a good education and work their way out of poverty
- other pupils would be taught at a level which suited them and gave them skills to then get a job
Failures of the 11+
- poor people who failed would be kept in poverty
- unfair to plan a child’s future when they were 11
Why did Labour introduce a nationwide programme to build new schools?
- increased numbers of children attending (baby boom)
- damage caused during war
Successes of building new schools?
- learning in better environments, helping improve education
- created jobs, tackling unemployment
Failures of building new schools
- due to costs involved, many didn’t benefit from new schools and continued to be taught in outdated buildings
- focused on primary schools buildings, many secondary pupils missed out on new buildings
When was the education act implemented?
1947
What did all local authorities have to provide and part of the education act?
Primary, secondary, and further education
What was the tripartite system?
Secondary modern, grammar, technical
Weakness of tripartite system?
Led to inequality and division
What was 1948 Children’s act?
local authorities had to appoint children’s officers to ensure decent care for children under authority supervision
