Education Act 1944
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The Education Act 1944 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which made major changes in the provision and governance of secondary schools in England and Wales. It is also known as the But
Five children drink their morning milk in a classroom in 1942.
The raising of school leaving age is the term used by the United Kingdom government for changes of the age at which a person is allowed to leave its compulsory education phase in England and Wales as
Education Act 1944
…Ministry of Education, giving it greater powers and a bigger budget. While defining the school leaving age as 15, it granted the government the power to raise the age to 16 "as soon as the Minister is satisfied that it has become practicable", though the change was not implemented until 1973. It also brought in a new…
William Edward Forster drafted the first Education Act in 1870.
HORSA Huts, constructed c. 1947 to handle the increased student numbers as a result of the leaving age increase