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Subject: Aspects of Society

Title : Recent History of Education in Britain

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From the 1870 Education Act to the end of the Second World War Prior to the 1870 Education Act church and charity schools provided basic education for some children from the lower classes, but not all were covered.

The 1870 Education Act set up elementary schools for all children between 5 and 10. This did establish the idea of state intervention in education. The type of school a child attended depended on social class. 1902 Education Act made Local Authorities responsible for secondary education as well as primary education. The act encouraged the building of grammar schools.
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