Александрова EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Part I Учебное пособие для аудиторной и самостоятельной работы студентов Орёл – 2016 УДК 811.111(075.8) + 37(410) ББК Ш143.21я73 «Страноведение» + Ч34 (4 Вел) А465 Печатается по решению редакционноиздательского совета ФГБОУ ВО «Орловский государственный университет имени И. <...> Education in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Образование в Соединенном Королевстве Великобритании и Северной Ирландии), часть 1: учебное пособие для аудиторной и самостоятельной работы студентов / А. <...> England and Wales Although government grants for education were first made in 1833, it was the 1870 Education Act in England and Wales which embodied the principle of compulsory elementary education with government aid. <...> There were two types of elementary school – church voluntary schools and state schools provided by school boards. <...> Attendance at school became compulsory in 1880 for children aged between five and ten, and the school leaving age was progressively raised to 14 by 1918. <...> A co-ordinated national system of education was introduced for the first time by the 1902 Education Act, and local government became responsible for state education and for helping to finance the voluntary schools. <...> For ease of reference the term ‘state school’ is used to cover schools maintained from public funds. <...> In 1944 a new Education Act raised the school leaving age to 15, and schools were divided into primary and secondary. <...> All children were given a secondary education, and the newly created Ministry of Education was empowered to develop a national education policy. <...> The local education authorities were required to prepare and submit to the Minister of Education development plans covering the whole process of primary and secondary education, while proceeding with the planned development of technical and adult education through schemes of further education. <...> In the 1960s and 1970s the selective system was gradually replaced by comprehensive schools, which take pupils of all abilities. <...> Scotland An Act passed in 1872 transferred responsibility for Scottish education from the churches to elected school hoards, which provided compulsory education for children between the ages of five and 13, and evening schools for young people over 13. <...> The working of the new system <...>
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Education tells you what are you and why you
are here.
Education is just a name of adopting good,
kind behaviour and a way to speak politely.
Great knowledge does not mean that one is so
educated but his actions are the symbols of being
educated.
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UNIT I. HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE UK
1. Brief survey of the development of the educational system in the UK
Education and educational system in Britain have long and interesting history.
There were lots of changes during the progress.
England and Wales
Although government grants for education were first made in 1833, it was the
1870 Education Act in England and Wales which embodied the principle of
compulsory elementary education with government aid. There were two types of
elementary school – church voluntary schools and state schools provided by school
boards. Attendance at school became compulsory in 1880 for children aged
between five and ten, and the school leaving age was progressively raised to 14 by
1918.
A co-ordinated national system of education was introduced for the first time
by the 1902 Education Act, and local government became responsible for state
education and for helping to finance the voluntary schools. The system was
supervised by the Board of Education.
For ease of reference the term ‘state school’ is used to cover schools
maintained from public funds.
In 1944 a new Education Act raised the school leaving age to 15, and
schools were divided into primary and secondary. All children were given a
secondary education, and the newly created Ministry of Education was empowered
to develop a national education policy. Local government remained responsible for
administering the system.
Children were allocated to different secondary schools – grammar,
secondary technical or secondary modern – on the basis of selection tests taken at
the age of 11. The local education authorities were required to prepare and submit
to the Minister of Education development plans covering the whole process of
primary and secondary education, while proceeding with the planned development
of technical and adult education through schemes of further education.
In the 1960s and 1970s the selective system was gradually replaced by
comprehensive schools, which take pupils of all abilities. The school leaving age
was raised to 16 in 1972-73.
Scotland
An Act passed in 1872 transferred responsibility for Scottish education from
the churches to elected school hoards, which provided compulsory education for
children between the ages of five and 13, and evening schools for young people
over 13. The working of the new system was supervised by a central government
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