Essay title: Issues in the Development of the UK Education System

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The development of a national public system of education in England and Wales lagged behind much of Europe and USA and neither was it organised. At some point the nature and purpose of education was more religious than secular. Not all children received education with some attending schools created and run by churches or charities, and some children if their parents could afford it attended fee paying schools. Meanwhile the Laissez-faire doctrine within the society did not help much to make education a nationwide commodity. Attention was paid more to economic development and the increase of wealth. There have been a number of major developments in the educational system of England and Wales that came through the 1870 Education Act, 1944 Education Act, and 1988 Education Act.

Political development such as the need to educate the citizens so they will be able to vote rightly (democratisation), urbanisation and economical transformation such as industrialisation highlighted the deficiencies in England’s education system. It was believed that Britain’s education was causing the country to lag behind in the changes occurring within the manufacturing and trading sectors when compared to the rest of Europe. These changes contributed to creation of the 1870 Education Act (also known as Foster Act). It was the first time the state acknowledged its responsibility for educating all children. It created local school boards, responsible for the provision of elementary education for all children aged 5 to 13- though it did not complete that task, it began the process. Whether a child continued education after the elementary depended on the wealth of the family or the level of the income bread winner.

The 1944 Education Act created Local ...

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...ucation’ intention to invest £1.3 billion on extra school places for September 2012 - currently Britain has more crowded primary school classes than other parts of Europe. “Every Child Matters (ECM) is one of the positive inputs of the government that aims to provide all forms of support towards every child’s needs to be safe, healthy, achieving and make positive contribution in the society. It made provisions for children with special children with special education needs and disabilities. are issues that this coalition government should find means to resolve rather than make matter worse with cutting education funding.

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Derek gillard. (2011). the history of education in Englandeduc. Available: http://www.Educationengland.org.uk . Last accessed 30th October

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