leaving age raised to leaving age raised to full-time education compulsory from 5 to 14, exemptions dropped leaving age to be raised to 15 from 1939, not implemented because of the outbreak of war legislation to enable raising leaving age to 15, and 16 "as soon as it was practicable" leaving age raised to report recommending leaving age of another report recommended preparations for change begin change postponed leaving age raised to 16 from September all children must remain in education until the last school-day in June in the year they turn 16 (Source: DfES) SCHOOL LEAVING AGES
Source: Manning,and Pische J ö rn-Steffen(2006) Comprehensive versus Selective Schooling, CEP, LSE..
COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND THE COHORT STUDIES Cohort study Age12Age16%CompLegislation % 1944 act: tripartite system 1947 ROSLA GCE O level (and Alevel) introduced % 1965: All LEAs to go comp (10/65) 1965:CSE introduced % /65 rescinded 1972 ROSLA /65 reintroduced /65 withdrawn % 1987 GCSE introduced 1988 Act: GM schools ??? Grammars, Comps, Trust schools. Academies?