British Education

BRITISH EDUCATIONBY J. E. HALESCONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE PRESENT POSITION 3. THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4. THE STATE SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEM 5. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6. THE UNIVERSITIES Oxford and Cambridge The Modern Universities 7. TECHNICAL EDUCATION 8. ADULT EDUCATION 9. THE SUPPLY OF TEACHERS 10, EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLROOM 11, SCOTLAND 12, NORTHERN IRELAND 13, WARTIM. EDUCATION 14. CONCLUSION ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION Educational systems of England and Wales may conveniently be dealt with together, since the Acts of Parliament which have regulated the development of popular education in England apply also to Wales, and the Board of Education in London deals with education in Wales as well as in England. The Scottish system, however, differs in important respects from the English, and is regulated by separate Education Acts for Scotland. In this pamphlet it will only be possible to deal with the national system of England and Wales, adding a brief reference to education in Scotland and Northern Ireland. British Education looks, at first sight, chaotic But on examina tion it is seen to be complicated bat not chaotic. It i complicated because it has grown out of so many different originating causes and tries to satisfy so many requirements. But the State provision and the various forms of voluntary provision do, when taken together, form a national system which, at the present time, is full of life and growth, British Education has developed gradually, in accordance with national characteristics, of which it affords a striking illustration Of these the most important are an innate dislike of compulsion and a reliance on voluntary effort, a practical capacity for mending rather than ending existing institutions, strength of denominational feeling in religion, and a dismdinatioti to take long views, Right up to the present time State interventioE has been hampered by religious differences. Yet there has been no breaking with the past only a series of modifications and developments due to increased clearness of vision and sense of social responsibility, Keywords: Education In Wales Acts Of Parliament Education In England Education Acts Scotland Universities Conveniently Popular Education Technical Education Adult Education Board Of Education System 5 Pamphlet Illustrations Northern Ireland