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jan 1, 1944 - The Butler Education Act

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- Raised the school leaving age from 14 to 15.
- Created a Ministry of Education for the first time
- It created a tripartite structure
- Introduced the 11 plus
- Fee paying for grammar schools was abolished

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jan 1, 1944
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~ 82 years ago