Education in England: a brief history

Introduction
1 600-1800 Beginnings
2 1800-1900 Towards a state system of education
3 1900-1944 The state system takes shape
4 1945-1978 Rise and fall of a public service
5 1979-1997 Thatcherism: the marketisation of education
6 1997-2007 The Blair decade: selection, privatisation and faith
Updates
Bibliography
Timeline
Glossary

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