1944 Education Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed educational inequality
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Education_Reform_Act_1988
gptkb:Education_Act_1981
gptkb:Education_Act_1996
gptkbp:created new types of schools
gptkbp:depicted_in a response to the needs of a changing society
gptkbp:effective_date 1944-09-01
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established secondary education system
Education Advisory Council
gptkbp:funding local education authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1944 Education Act
gptkbp:included technical schools
secondary modern schools
gptkbp:increased school leaving age
gptkbp:influenced future education policies in the UK
gptkbp:influenced_by Butler Committee
gptkbp:introduced_compulsory_education ages 5 to 15
gptkbp:is_aimed_at improve educational standards
universal education access
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies of education
gptkbp:is_associated_with the post-war consensus
gptkbp:is_challenged_by educational reform advocates
gptkbp:is_cited_in subsequent education reforms
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark in British education history
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of funding
traditionalists
implementation issues
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
educational theorists
gptkbp:is_designed_to reduce class barriers in education
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by various educational studies
gptkbp:is_implemented_in local education authorities
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping modern education in the UK
gptkbp:is_linked_to the rise of comprehensive schools
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some Conservative politicians
gptkbp:is_promoted_by the Labour government
gptkbp:is_recognized_by its impact on educational policy
gptkbp:led_to the establishment of comprehensive schools
widespread educational reform
gptkbp:mandates careers guidance in schools
gptkbp:passes_through the post-war period
gptkbp:promoted grammar schools
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Education_Act_1976
gptkbp:requires local authorities to provide education
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Rab_Butler
gptkbp:supported free school meals
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Labour Party's education policy
gptkbp:was_part_of post-war reconstruction efforts
the welfare state development
the Butler Education Act series
gptkbp:was_supported_by teachers' unions
progressive educators
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beveridge_Report
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5