what are the 5 main types of settings/type of school?
home-schooling, voluntary, private, independent, statutory/maintained
When was the introduction of compulsory education introduced?
1870
what happened in 1870 to education?
the government made it compulsory for all children to go to school from the age of 5-13 under the elementary act
what dates was the school age gap raised and which year was which age?
1893- 11
1899- 12
1921- 14
what is the education act 1944?
state education is now free for all children.
created separate primary schools and secondary schools
compulsory school age raised from 15-16
What happened in 1972?
compulsory education raised to age 16
what is the education reform act 1988?
compulsory national curriculum consisting of 14 subjects such as SATS and GCSEs
what is the education and skills act 2008?
when they leave secondary school they must continue in some sort of education until they are 18.
