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Education Act 1944
Education Act provided free secondary education for all pupils. Local Education Authorities (LEAs) were told to reorganise their secondary schooling in their area. Three types of schools came about; grammar, secondary modern and technical. The introduction of the '11 plus' exam came about in order to determine which school the pupil should go in. The leaving age at this time was 15. -
A-Levels and O-Levels
A levels and O levels were introduced. The grading was only Pass Merit and Distinction -
Graded A levels
A level results are now graded. -
School leaving age
School leaving age raised to 16 -
Educational Reform Act 1988
This act came about as not all the objectives stated in the Education Act were adhered to. LEAs only provided grammar and secondary modern schools and they allowed schools to choose between local authority control or funding provided by the government. -
GCSEs
GCSEs replaced CSEs and O-Levels. GCSE brought about coursework and the application of knowledge, not just the need of remembering facts. -
First day of nursery
Started nursery at Greenfield Primary School, Walsall -
New School
Started Recpetion at Longford Primary School. This is a Church of England school, my parents had the choice of a few schools in our catchment area but thought that this school was best for us. -
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Primary School
Started a new Primary School up until I started Secondary School. -
Secondary School
Started Secondary school at Cannock Chase High School. There was a possibility of going into a grammar school but to finance all three of us in a grammar school was going to be difficult; therefore, we followed my brother's footsteps into this secondary high school. -
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Secondary and Further Education
Completed my GCSEs and A-levels at CCHS. -
Citizenship Studies
Citizenship Studies were intorduced to the National Curriculum to be mandatory. Another GCSE to do! -
Specialist Science School Status
The High School gained Specialist Science School status. Science labs were refurbished. -
6th Form
Started 6th Form in the same school. -
Education and Skills Bill 2007
This Bill proposed that every child remained in education or training untill their 18th birthday. -
First Day of First degree
Got into University of Wolverhampton to complete 3 years of Computing - with the chance a going into a placement year after the second year completed. -
First Day of PGCE
First Day of PGCE at University of Wolverhampton - Walsall Campus.
