Forster Act
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The Forster Act was a landmark 19th-century British law that established the framework for compulsory, state-supported elementary education in England and Wales.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
education law ⓘ |
| ageRangeCovered | 5–13 ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
fill gaps in school provision
ⓘ
provide elementary education for all children ⓘ |
| allowed |
establishment of board schools
ⓘ
levying local rates for education ⓘ public funding of elementary schools ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Elementary Education Act 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contained |
Cowper-Temple clause
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conscience clause for religious instruction ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | elected school boards ⓘ |
| createdFor | local school districts ⓘ |
| debatedOver | role of religious instruction in schools ⓘ |
| didNotProvide | universal free elementary education ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first national framework for state-supported elementary education in England and Wales
ⓘ
foundation of the modern British state education system ⓘ |
| influenced | later compulsory education legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedBy | William Edward Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedByOffice | Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legislativeArea |
public welfare
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| madePossible | compulsory attendance by by-laws ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Edward Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permitted |
school boards to make attendance compulsory
ⓘ
school fees to be charged ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Elementary Education Act 1880 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulated | voluntary schools ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
history of education in England
ⓘ
history of education in Wales ⓘ |
| restricted | denominational religious teaching in board schools ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1870-08-09 ⓘ |
| status | amended ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
compulsory education
ⓘ
elementary education ⓘ state education ⓘ |
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