In most, but not all local education authorities there is a transition at the age of 11 from primary school to secondary school for the majority of pupils. This can create problems of two kinds. First, there is, in many authorities, a lack of...

The title of a Labour Party policy document issued in 1922, largely the work of R.H.Tawney. It advocated a wider curriculum for all pupils at the secondary school stage. This sentiment was echoed in the Hadow Report (1926) and provided for in the 1944...

A form of initial education organized by day schools for children of about 12 years and older, some with a vocational strand and others with a more general education approach. Often, second chance education is directed towards providing opportunities...

Secondary education is the stage of education following primary school. Secondary education is generally the final stage of compulsory education. The next stage of education is usually college or university. Secondary education is characterized by...