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
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
Education in Wales
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In Wales, education is compulsory for children between ages 5-16, and is largely state-funded and freely accessible at a primary and secondary level. It differs to some extent in structure and content
Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales
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Infants class at Llithfaen school (1887)
Numeracy activity completed in nursery class at Cwrt Rawlin Primary school, Caerphilly (2006)
Primary school pupils in 1960, in Barmouth, celebrating St David's Day
A further education college in Merthyr Tydfil