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The Tripartite System was the selective school system of state-funded secondary education between 1945 and the 1970s in England and Wales, and from 1947 to 2009 in Northern Ireland. It was an administrative implementation of the Education Act 1944 [ 1 ] and the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 .
The history of education in England is documented from Saxon settlement of England, and the setting up of the first cathedral schools in 597 and 604.. Education in England remained closely linked to religious institutions until the nineteenth century, although charity schools and "free grammar schools", which were open to children of any religious beliefs, became more common in the early ...
The Tomlinson Report, as the Final Report of the Working Group on 14–19 Reform was commonly known, was published by the UK Government in October 2004. The proposals, much watered down, were the basis for the 2005 14–19 Education and Skills White Paper. Key proposals: Provide courses which stretch children.
The chapel of King's College at the University of Cambridge, one of the ancient universities of England The Central Hall of the University of York, a plate glass university established in 1963 The Lanchester Library at Coventry University, a modern university that was granted university status in 1992 The campus of New College Durham, a college ...
Front cover of Volume I (The Main Report) of the Plowden Report (1967) The Plowden Report is the unofficial name for the 1967 report of the Central Advisory Council For Education (England) into Primary education in England. The report, entitled Children and their Primary Schools, reviewed primary education in a wholesale fashion. The collation ...
The National Society was set up in 1811 to establish similar schools using the system of Dr. Andrew Bell, but based on the teachings of the Church of England in contrast to the non-denominational Christian instruction of the Lancastrian schools. The National Society aimed to establish a National school in every parish of England and Wales.
The Education Act 1944 made it a duty of local education authorities to provide school meals and milk. The authority could remit the charge for the meal in cases of hardship. [ 17 ] The Provision of Free Milk Regulations 1946 ( SR&O 1946 /1293), made under section 49 of the 1944 act, provided free school milk to all children under 18 in ...
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK Government is responsible for England, whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland, [6] Wales [7] and Northern Ireland, respectively.