Elementary Education Act 1870
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Education_Act_of_1870
gptkb:Education_Act_1891 |
| gptkbp:allows |
non-denominational schools
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Education_Act_1893
|
| gptkbp:applies_to |
children aged 5 to 13
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1870
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
voluntary schools
|
| gptkbp:established |
compulsory education
school boards in urban areas |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Elementary Education Act 1870
|
| gptkbp:impact |
established school boards
|
| gptkbp:increased |
public awareness of education issues
government oversight of education |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future education policies in the UK
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:industrial_revolution
previous education acts European education models |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:William_Edward_Forster
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
improving workforce skills
reducing educational disparities reducing child labor working-class children addressing educational needs of the poor creating a more educated society eliminating educational inequality improving public education standards promoting social mobility providing basic education providing free education |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
lack of funding
implementation challenges religious education debates |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:England_and_Wales
local school boards |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some religious groups
conservatives |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
social reform movements
Victorian education reforms the push for universal education the education movement in Britain wider educational reforms in the UK |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:charity
|
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
school attendance
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
the working class
liberals education reformers |
| gptkbp:led_to |
improved access to education
creation of public schools establishment of teacher training colleges foundation of new schools |
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:the_House_of_Commons
gptkb:the_House_of_Lords |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to make elementary education available to all children
|
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
local taxes
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Education_Act_1880
|
| gptkbp:requires |
children to attend school
local authorities to establish schools |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased literacy rates in the UK
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
the monarch
|
| gptkbp:significance |
marked the beginning of state involvement in education
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