Elementary Education Act 1880

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The Elementary Education Act 1880 was a key British law that strengthened and enforced compulsory schooling for children, building on earlier education reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
education law
appliesTo children of school age
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
country United Kingdom
dateEnacted 1880
field compulsory education
education
follows Elementary Education Act 1870 NERFINISHED
hasEffect made school attendance effectively compulsory
reduced child labour by requiring school attendance
tightened enforcement of existing education laws
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus repealed
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location England and Wales NERFINISHED
partOf 19th-century British education reforms
purpose to enforce school attendance of children
to strengthen compulsory elementary schooling
regulates elementary education
school attendance
replacedBy later Education Acts of the United Kingdom
startTime 1880
subjectOf history of compulsory schooling in the United Kingdom
history of education in England

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Elementary Education Act 1870 followedBy Elementary Education Act 1880