Elementary Education Act 1870
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The Elementary Education Act 1870 was a landmark British law that established the framework for compulsory, state-supported primary schooling in England and Wales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elementary Education Act 1870 canonical | 1 |
| Victorian educational reforms | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
education law ⓘ |
| addressedIssue |
insufficient school places for children
ⓘ
uneven provision of elementary education ⓘ |
| allowedCreationOf |
board schools
ⓘ
elected school boards ⓘ |
| allowedLocalAuthoritiesTo | enforce school attendance ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| controversy | conflicts over religious instruction in schools ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdInstitutionType | school board ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
elementary
ⓘ
primary ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1902 Education Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Education Act 1902
Elementary Education Act 1880 ⓘ Elementary Education Act 1891 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | England and Wales ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first piece of legislation to provide for state involvement in elementary education in England and Wales
ⓘ
laid the foundation for compulsory education in England and Wales ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded access to schooling for working-class children
ⓘ
increased literacy rates over time in England and Wales ⓘ |
| introducedBy | William Edward Forster ⓘ |
| introducedInParliamentBy |
First Gladstone ministry
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone
|
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
amended
ⓘ
partly repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitleIncludes | An Act to provide for public Elementary Education in England and Wales ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Edward Forster ⓘ |
| partOf | development of the British welfare state ⓘ |
| permittedFundingFrom |
central government grants
ⓘ
local rates ⓘ |
| policyShift | from voluntary religious schooling to state-supported schooling ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
First Gladstone ministry
ⓘ
surface form:
first Gladstone ministry
|
| politicalPartySupport |
Liberal Party (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Party
|
| precededBy | voluntary system of church and charitable schools ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish a framework for elementary education
ⓘ
to move towards compulsory elementary education ⓘ to provide state-supported primary schooling ⓘ |
| regulated | attendance at elementary schools ⓘ |
| relationshipToReligion |
introduced non-denominational board schools
ⓘ
maintained role of denominational schools ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1870-08-09 ⓘ |
| shortName | Forster Act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
elementary education
ⓘ
primary schooling ⓘ |
| typeOfEducationProvided | public elementary education ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1870 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Victorian educational reforms