school leaving age was raised to 15 in 1873.
school leaving age was raised to 15 in 1873.
when was school leaving age raised to 15?
1873
the school leaving age in the uk, particularly in england and wales, has been raised numerous times. the first act to introduce and enforce compulsory attendance was the elementary education act 1870, with school boards set up to ensure children attended school, although exemptions were made for illness and travelling distance. since then, the age has been raised several times, most notably to 15 through the education act 1944 and to 16 in 1972, along with the addition of so called "rosla buildings" built as part of a school expansion scheme to cope with the extra number of students and middle schools, the latter serving the 8-12 or 9-13 age ranges, though many have since been abolished.
raising of school leaving age
bullet::::- in january 2007 education secretary alan johnson announced plans to extend the school leaving age in england to eighteen by 2013. this would raise the leaving age for the first time since 1972, when compulsory education was extended to sixteen. the changes included apprenticeships and work based training in addition to continued academic learning. this became law through the education and skills act 2008, with the school leaving age raised to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015.









































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history of education in england