Education Act 1944
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The Education Act 1944 was a landmark British law that restructured the school system, made secondary education free and more widely accessible, and laid the foundation for modern state education in England and Wales.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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education law ⓘ |
| affected | church schools ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Butler Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCategory |
maintained schools
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special schools ⓘ |
| createdSystem | tripartite system of secondary education ⓘ |
| definedSchoolTypes |
grammar schools
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secondary modern schools ⓘ technical schools ⓘ |
| establishedDutyOf | local education authorities ⓘ |
| foundationFor | modern state education system in England and Wales ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | landmark in the development of universal secondary education in Britain ⓘ |
| influenced | post-war education policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedBy | R. A. Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
county colleges
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direct grant grammar schools ⓘ further education ⓘ primary education stage ⓘ secondary education stage ⓘ voluntary aided schools ⓘ voluntary controlled schools ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| madeEducation | free secondary education for all pupils ⓘ |
| namedAfter | R. A. Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyRepealedBy |
Education Reform Act 1988
NERFINISHED
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subsequent education legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| policyArea |
compulsory education
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school governance ⓘ teacher employment and qualifications ⓘ |
| positionOfIntroducer | President of the Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor | agreed syllabuses for religious education ⓘ |
| providedForFutureRaisingOfSchoolLeavingAgeTo | 16 ⓘ |
| purpose |
reform of the education system in England and Wales
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to define the duties of local education authorities ⓘ to provide free secondary education for all ⓘ to raise the school leaving age ⓘ |
| raisedSchoolLeavingAgeTo | 15 ⓘ |
| regulated |
collective worship in schools
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religious instruction in schools ⓘ |
| required |
local education authorities to provide further education opportunities
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local education authorities to secure sufficient schools ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 3 August 1944 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Education Act 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1944 ⓘ |
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