Ignorance

• Butler Education Act 1944


  Created a new structure for education
• Positives of Butler Education Act 1944


  • The act made education compulsory for all until the age of 15 years
  • Provided meals, milk and medical services at every school
  • Many new primary school were built due to the baby boom
  • Separate schools were introduced for nursery, primary and secondary education
• Negatives of Butler Education Act 1944


  • The building of new secondary schools was largely neglected
  • The 11+ exam which decided what secondary school children went to (grammar or secondary modern) did nothing to create more equal opportunities for working class children