1. 1893 - leaving age raised to 11 1899 - leaving age raised to 12 1918 - full-time education compulsory from 5 to 14, exemptions dropped 1936 - leaving age to be raised to 15 from 1939, not implemented because of the outbreak of war 1944 - legislation to enable raising leaving age to 15, and 16 "as soon as it was practicable" 1947 - leaving age raised to 15 1959 - report recommending leaving age of 16 1963 - another report recommended 16 1964 - preparations for change begin 1968 - change postponed 1971 - leaving age raised to 16 from September 1972 1997 - all children must remain in education until the last school-day in June in the year they turn 16 (Source: DfES) SCHOOL LEAVING AGES

2. Source: Manning,and Pische J ö rn-Steffen(2006) Comprehensive versus Selective Schooling, CEP, LSE..

3. COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND THE COHORT STUDIES Cohort study Age12Age16%CompLegislation 1946195819625% 1944 act: tripartite system 1947 ROSLA 15 1951 GCE O level (and Alevel) introduced 19581970197442% 1965: All LEAs to go comp (10/65) 1965:CSE introduced 19701982198688% 1970 10/65 rescinded 1972 ROSLA 16 1976 10/65 reintroduced 1979 10/65 withdrawn 19922004202090% 1987 GCSE introduced 1988 Act: GM schools 200020122016??? Grammars, Comps, Trust schools. Academies?