The 1870 education act had helped towards the increase of elementary education within the …show more content…
The liberal government was not entirely in the business for the social transformation however they were aware of the massive economic growth from the previous century. The First World War which begun in July 1914 and ended in November 1918 had caused over 9 million deaths and over 21 million injured. “The loss of life in the First World War was immense: 745,000 young British men were killed- 9 per cent of all those under 45- and 1.2 million wounded.” (Bates et al, 2011:28) this shows just how much injuries and deaths that the world war had caused which meant the men who had worked within the educational system would not be coming back to teach in the …show more content…
“The war exposed the deficiencies in British scientific technical education so the Fisher Education Act 1918 made secondary education compulsory up to the age of 14 and gave responsibility for secondary schools to the state.” (Barlett et al, 2012: 78) The Fishers act also wanted to include physical education within schooling, it also support the educational ladder which allowed students to gain secondary education and universities on a scholarship scheme. There were many social, political and economic consequences concerning the 1918 education act, one of these concerns was that the impact of World War 1 as it had domestic and global consequences as it had caused major damage to buildings and left millions dead.
Throughout the twentieth century, there were many different issues within the first half of the century, which were presented through the social, economic and political issues within the educational system that are associated within the 1902 and 1918 education act. The First World War also helped to shape and impacted the educational system because of these major