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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 -
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. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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