The butler act 1944
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Aims of the Butler act

To create a meritocratic system needed to reduce inequality and to create a highly trained and efficient workforce needed to fill in gaps

Features of the butler act

Introduce the trip part system which is based off results of an 11+ exam pupil to pass into a grammar school which provided an academic education students would go to a technical school which provided vocational education such as bricklaying those who failed would go to a secondary modern school which provided a basic education 

Who was most impacted by the butler act?

Those are grammar schools were impacted positively as they were highly educated and their schools receive the most funding and resources. Those at technical schools were impacted negatively as they lack equipment needed to to succeed due to high costs.

Evaluation of the butler act

<p>Thought who didn’t pass the 11+ for branded as failures middle class were more likely to be successful gender bias girl had to get 80% to pass but only 53 for boys technical schools cost a lot of money so few were built grammar schools were given the most funding and some regions had more so there was a higher chance of getting in</p> Signup and view all the answers

Did the butler act improve education in the UK?

<p>Yes it made education free and compulsory students were better prepared for why the society would diverse skills needed to succeed in the labour force. no it created unfair advantage for middle class and those who attended grammar schools </p> Signup and view all the answers

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