1946 New Towns Act

The 1946 New Towns Act” was passed to establish the construction of new towns and homes. This gave the government priority over areas of land. Parliament made it a priority to restrict growth of large cities into countryside areas. “The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947” was brought into to play. This gave local councils powers of planning permission. On top of this every area of the country was to have a “development plan” showing how areas across the united kingdom would be preserved and or developed.

N/A. (N/A). New towns. Available: http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/towncountry/towns/overview/newtowns/. Last accessed 5th march 2018.

The first priority of the government at the time was to deal with the

(1994). Celebrating The Act. Available: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1YsnAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=harold+dent+education+act&source=bl&ots=q7CEXj3HTY&sig=Gu0WCMog6wSDUdqipJbasdwWUr4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI35T_id7ZAhUIlCwKHTbYDk0Q. Last accessed 2nd march 2018.

The Making of the 1944 Education act and its relation to Scotland

Another result of the welfare state was “The 1944 Education Act” Poor education which can be identified as “ignorance” in the five giants, Poor education was seen as a cause of poverty in post war Britain. Children from working class back grounds at the age of 14 often left school.It was viewed this set them up for issues and struggles later in life.. Whereas at this time in the United Kingdom the middle classes were much more likely to go to university and they filled them. Up until 1944 children were being educated in classes of up to fifty. Pupils were able to progress in education with a scholarship to grammar schools who ever most did not. Under this act school had a responsibility to ensure equality for

(1994). The Five Giants - Ignorance. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2/history/cradle_to_the_grave/welfare_state/revision/8/. Last accessed 2nd march 2018.

This act was passed party due to Winston Churchills coalition government having a strong focus to fulfil employment especially between 1940 and 1945. The 1944 Education act and its counter part “Education (Scotland) act 1945” brought about plans for a post school education from a local level which would release students from the workforce.

The 1944 act and its principles were agreed upon as a whole by most parties across the United kingdom and was taken through parliament by R.A Butler the education minister at the time with the “Education (Scotland) act 1945 latyer following this. The act required Local Education Authorities (LEAS) to submit a proposal to the newly formed Department of Education to prioritise secondary schooling in there area. the three main types of schools LEAS aimed to establish were grammar schools, technical and secondary modern. Children would be allocated a school based on examinations at the age of 11. The purpose of this was to promote equal opportunity for children of all backgrounds. At this time the school leaving age was raised to 15 then later in 1972 to 16 years of