The largest expansion of comprehensive schools in 1965 resulted from a policy decision taken in 1965 by Anthony Crosland, Secretary of State for Education in the 1964–1970 Labour government. The policy decision was implemented by Circular 10/65, an instruction to local education authorities to plan for conversion. Students sat the 11+ examination in their last year of primary education and were sent to one of a secondary modern, secondary technical or grammar school depending on their perceived ability. Secondary technical schools were never widely implemented and for 20 years there was a virtual bipartite system which saw fierce competition for the available grammar school places, which varied between 15% and 25% of total secondary places, depending on location.[citation needed]
The largest expansion of comprehensive schools in 1965 resulted from a policy decision taken in 1965 by Anthony Crosland , Secretary of State for Education in the 1964–1970 Labour government . The policy decision was implemented by Circular 10/65 , an instruction to local education authorities to plan for conversion . Students sat the 11 + examination in their last year of primary education and were sent to one of a secondary modern , secondary technical or grammar school depending on their perceived ability . Secondary technical schools were never widely implemented and for 20 years there was a virtual bipartite system which saw fierce competition for the available grammar school places , which varied between 15 % and 25 % of total secondary places , depending on location.[citation needed ]
Which type of school was not in widespread usage?
Which type of school was not in widespread usage ?
Secondary technical schools
Secondary technical schools