The 1944 Education Act

The tripartite system

Grammar Schools

Technical Schools

Secondary Modern Schools

Conclusion

Criticisms of the Tripartite system

The comprehensive system

The development of comprehensives

The limitations of comprehensives

Social class divisions

Breaking down class barriers

Streaming and Setting

Conservative Educational policy

The new vocationalism

Training schemes

Vocational Qualification

The new vocationalism - evaluation

Quality and relevance of training

A second best option

Status of vocational qualifications

Raising Standards

Education Reform Act 1988

Competition and choice

Grant Maintained schools

City technology colleges

The national curriculum

League Tables

Evaluation of Conservative Policy!!!

League Tables

Selection

Marketing Schools

Labour educational policy 1997 - 2008

Modernisation and comprehensives

Specialist Schools

Diversity within schools

Evaluation

Competition and League tables

Evaluation

Equal of Opportunity

Evaluation Sure Start

Education Action Zones

Evaluation - Education action zones

Excellence in cities

Academies

Evaluation

Further and Higher education

Loans and tuition fees

Vocational education and training

The new deal

Globalisation and equal opportunity

Conclusion