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Fisher Education Act
Fisher Education Act raises school leaving age from 12 to 14 and ends all fees for elementary education. -
Free Milk
Free milk provided for all children in need -
Ministry of Education Created
The Ministry of Education had been created in 1944, which became the Department of Education and Science in 1964. -
Organising School Structure
The Butler Education Act creates a Ministry of Education; ends fee- paying in maintained schools; organises public education into primary, secondary and further. -
Leaving age raised to 15
The leaving age raised to 15 in England and Scotland. Secondary Schools Examination Council recommends General Certificate of Education at O, A and S-level. -
Joint Mathematics Council Formed
The Joint Mathematical Council was formed in 1963 to improve the teaching of mathematics in UK schools. The Council was formed in 1964, which regulated and standardize UK exams. -
DofE (DES)
The Ministry of Education becomes the Department of Education and Science (DES) -
Invention of 'a calculator
Jerry Merryman and James Van Tassel, led by Jack Kilby developed a calculator small enough to be held in your hand. The calculator was just over six inches tall and surpassed all other calculator released just a year earlier. It weighed 55 pounds and cost $2,500. -
Leaving age now 16
The school-leaving age is raised to 16 -
Scientific Calculators came into Schools
Electronic calculators began to be owned at school from the early 1980s. Society believed that calculators would diminish abilities of mental arithmetic. Scientific calculators came to the aid for those working out logarithms and trigonometric functions. -
GCSE's Introduced
The GCSE is introduced for teaching, replacing O-levels and CSEs. -
Education Reform and Ofsted
The Education Reform Act ushers in the national curriculum; national testing at seven, 11 and 14; Ofsted; local management of school budgets; grant maintained schools and city technology colleges. -
Sats for 11 year old
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First Smart Board
SMART introduced the first SMART Board interactive whiteboard in 1991. It was the first interactive whiteboard to provide touch control of computer applications and annotation over standard Microsoft Windows applications. The SMART Board interactive whiteboard, connected to an LCD panel and a computer, introduced the world to interactive technology in classrooms. -
Born
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The education act
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Sats for 14 year old
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Play school
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Started Primary School
I started at Quadring Primary school in 2000. It was a school populated with around 16-20 children per year group and the school containing around 100-120 pupils in total. -
A levels introduced
As and a levels -
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Primary School
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First Academy
First Academy Opens -
Every Child Matters
The Children Act (the legislative part of Every Child Matters) is designed to get education and social services working more closely together. In Wales, pupils take key stage 2 and 3 tests for the last time after the votes to scrap them -
DofE Split
The Department for Education and Skills is split, with schools moved into the Department for Children, Schools and Families -
Quadring primary
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Started Secondary School
I started at Thomas Cowley in 2007. I Originally wanted to go to the local Grammar School (Spalding) however upon completing my 11+ i was two points off passing and therefore couldn't. I engaged fully in secondary school and gained many opportunities thoughout my time including becoming a prefect as well as assistant head boy! -
Thomas cowley
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Secondary School
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Sats for 14 year olds scraped
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EBACC
Standardising subjects measures -
A* at a level
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New it facility
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First school placement
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Leaving 2012 inspiration
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Started AS Levels
I started studying AS levels immediately after leaving secondary school. In all truth this move wasn't a particularly great move for myself as i struggled to adapt to there way of learning as it was very different to that of which I was use to. As well as this the staff weren't supportive which made the year I spent here even more difficult -
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AS Levels at Grammar School
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Royal Albert hall
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Accounting Level 2 and 3
After seeking advice from my secondary school teachers about wanting to teach maths and not knowing how to get there i was advised to consider an accounting course. I enrolled locally on a college course in accounting however chose to do the fast-track option which was to complete 3 years worth of work in 1. -
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Studied Accounting
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Working in a School Full time within the my foundation degree
I started my foundation degree whilst also studying my Level 4 qualification on Accounts. I worked 4 days a week in my old secondary school to do this which gave me the opportunity to teach and take responsibility for my own classes and there learning. -
Accounting Level 4
I moved on to continue my accounting qualification at Grantham College due to me deciding I wanted to do my foundation degree in education but Boston not being able to facilitate this due to time table clashes. -
Staying education till 18
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Foundation Degree - Full Time Secondary School
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Moved to London
London was somewhere I always wanted to live and university and studying gave me that opportunity to be able to do that! I jumped at the opportunity and moved down, transferred jobs and started studying along side it all -
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Moved to London to study Civil Engineering
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New syllabus launched
New syllabus for lol year 10 and 11 to start may 2017. -
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Started at Wolverhampton
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Started at Wolverhampton University
Then i decided after all the fun id had in London I needed to get serious and find my way to a classroom. This course was it and thats where I am now....
