Hannah Howe on Nostr: 1963 After the Second World War, Britain’s education system suffered a setback when ...
1963
After the Second World War, Britain’s education system suffered a setback when a child’s future depended on the result of the Eleven-plus exam. Success meant a place in a grammar school, with the prospect of higher education. Failure meant relegation to a Secondary Modern school, stifling the prospects of late developers.
Here’s a sample question from the Eleven-plus exam. Did you/would you pass the exam?
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After the Second World War, Britain’s education system suffered a setback when a child’s future depended on the result of the Eleven-plus exam. Success meant a place in a grammar school, with the prospect of higher education. Failure meant relegation to a Secondary Modern school, stifling the prospects of late developers.
Here’s a sample question from the Eleven-plus exam. Did you/would you pass the exam?
#SocialHistory #History #1960s #Exams #Education #School #Trains