tripartite system

Question 1

when was the act

Answer 1

1944

Question 2

what was the act called

Answer 2

butler act

Question 3

why was it set up

Answer 3

to give all pupils and equal chance to enducation

Question 4

what did pupils do

Answer 4

all pupils sat a test at the age of 11

the test assessed the aptitudes and abilities of pupils, determining which school they went from 11 to 15

grammar, technical or secondary modern

Question 5

strengths

Answer 5

gave children from a deprived background the opportunity to a first class education

gave the opportunity of education for all up to 15 years of age

to reduce inequalities arising from those attending paying schools

equality of opportunity due to all pupils sitting the 11+

Question 6

limitations

Answer 6

favoured rich and middle classes - two thirds of grammar school places were taken by middle class pupils

the mainly working class pupils in secondary moderns were labeled as failures and so lacked the motivation to succeed (interactionism)

girls generally achieved better marks than boys in the 11+ yet the pass mark was set higher because there were less grammar school places for girls due to the government’s view that girls matured faster than boys