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The Butler Education Act of 1944
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R A Butler was responsible for education during the wartime government and oversaw the Education Act of 1944, often called the Butler Act. It introduced free secondary education in England and Wales and created a clear division between primary and secondary schools, much of which still remains today.
Memory tip: 1944 Butler Education Act: free secondary education; primary and secondary schools separated.
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What did the Education Act of 1944 introduce?
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