Early education within Britain

The population of Britain doubled to 14 million, Contributing factors were ?

• People living longer

• Mass urbanisation

• Improved medical conditions

By 1850, schooling was compulsory for all children under the age of?

• 16

• 9

• 13

• Schooling was not compulsory

Types of schooling available were ?

• Monitorial, Sunday & industrial

• Urban, Monitorial & industrial

• Industrial, Sunday & comprehensive

• Primary, secondary & Grammar

When considering educational and social reform, why was the Boar war (1899-1902) so influential ?

• Because Britain needed to have educated officers

• Improved social conditions and education were needed to have healthy recruits in times of war

• Soldiers serving abroad needed to know different languages

• Educated soldiers were more efficient soldiers

What was the annual government funding for education in the 1860's?

• £125,000

• £1,250000

• £800,000

• £52,000

What was the Forster Acts official title?

• Basic Education Act (1870)

• Elementary Education Act (1870)

• Initial Elementary Act (1902)

• Primary Elementary Act (1870)

What was the judgement that prevented school boards from funding anything but elementary schools.

• Wilson judgement

• Hanson judgement

• Cockerton Judgement

• Rowberry judgement

The Corn Laws were an attempt to

• improve the quality of corn

• increase the production of home grown produce

• Make the producers in England wealthier

• Control the import of inferior quality grain

Who wrote "The Rights of Man"?

• Titus Salt

• Edmund Burke

• William Shakespeare

• Thomas paine

The Fisher Act was introduced in

• 1918

• 1926

• 1902

• 1870