Classroom 1900

On W/Bs think about how the classroom has stayed the same over the
last 100 years
How is it different?
Compare your answers with someone else in your books combine
answers?
L2 Educational Reform
Learning Objective:
To consider why
governments
introduce changes to
the education system
Success Criteria
To know some key
reforms over the last
100 years
To explain why the
government changes
educational policies
To assess how effective
some policies might
be
The Key Changes in Education
Summarise the key educational changes. Why do you think these changes
happened?
The Fisher Act of 1918 tried to make education compulsory up to the age 14 but
many poorer families continued to send their children out to work as the income was
needed.
The Butler Act of 1944 raised the age of compulsory school age to 15 and separated
primary and secondary education.
In 1973 raised the age of compulsory school age to 16.
1979-1997. A change of government then led to further changes in education. New
vocational qualifications were brought in, partly as a response to try and reduce the
amount of youth crime. Assisted Places Scheme was also introduced to help bright
students from poorer backgrounds gain places at fee paying schools.
1988- Education Reform Act- Brought in the National Curriculum, SATs, League
Tables, Formula funding (the more students the school could attract the more money
would be given to the school), open enrolment
1994- Apprenticeships- introduced to widen the skills base of the school leavers, try
to make them more employable for industry.
1997- Labour Government education, education, education
Beacon schools, ASTs, Specialist schools, maximum class sizes of 30, performance
related pay for teachers, literacy and numeracy hours, Abolished Assisted places
scheme, Curriculum 2000 changes to AS and A2 lessons,2003 every child matters
agenda launched,

Pick two of the above and explain the impact that these reforms would have
on the standard of education, society, students/teachers
Recent changes
Read through the information sheet and complete the
following:

What recent reforms are being made?

What impact do you think this has on
a) Learning
b) Students and teachers
c) Society

How effective do you think Free Schools will be try to put
two different views
Case Study: Corporal
Punishment - 1987
In 1987 Corporal punishment permission for teachers to be legally
allowed to hit students was overturned and physical punishments
like the cane was banned.
What impact do you think this has on
a) Learning
b) Students and teachers
c) Society

How effective do you think Free Schools will be try to put two different
views
Do you think this law should
have gone ahead?
It was a Conservative education secretary,
Kenneth Baker, who presided over the
legislation, but it did not carry unanimous
backbench support. Several pro-caning Tory
MPs missed a key vote in July 1986, which was
won by 231 votes to 230, because they were
stuck in a traffic jam caused by preparations for
the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah
Ferguson. The then prime minister, Margaret
Thatcher, did not vote as she was having dinner
with Nancy Reagan, wife of the US president

Review
How do you think education changed?
Consider one change you think has been
for the better and one for the worse?
Why do you think education has changed?
What changes do you think may happen in
the future in education?
Educational Change Key Questions
Q1: Why might it be desirable to reform
the A- Level system for:
Political
Economic
Educational
Reasons, and why might it be undesirable
for these or other reasons
Source A pg 196 textbook