The Newsom Report, published in 1963 under the title Half Our Future, was a UK government review of the education of secondary school pupils of average and below-average ability, chaired by John Newsom. It highlighted poor conditions in many secondary modern schools and argued that these pupils deserved teaching, buildings and resources of the same quality as their more academically able peers, contributing to the case for raising the school leaving age.
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Policy TypeAccess or Equity Policy 1 Education LevelLower Secondary Education (ISCED 2) 2 Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 2 Enacted / Adopted Year FAQs
What did the Newsom Report recommend about the school leaving age?
It recommended announcing at once that the leaving age would rise to sixteen for pupils entering secondary school from September 1965.
The Newsom Report asked for an immediate announcement that the school leaving age would be raised to sixteen for all pupils entering secondary schools from September 1965 onwards. The Central Advisory Council for Education (England) made this recommendation in Half Our Future, its 1963 report on the education of pupils of average and below-average ability, and it was part of the report's case that these pupils needed an effective secondary education.
Sources
1. Education in England: the history of our schools (Derek Gillard), hosting the report text: Newsom (1963) Half Our Future
Education in England: the history of our schools (Derek Gillard), hosting the report textIntroduction, terms of referenceQuote, Introduction, terms of reference
Our terms of reference direct us to enquire into the education of pupils of 'average' and 'less-than-average' ability.
2. Education in England: the history of our schools: Newsom Report (1963), Half Our Future
Education in England: the history of our schoolsPage textQuote, Page text
'To consider the education between the ages of 13 and 16 of pupils of average or less than average ability who are or will be following full-time courses either at schools or in establishments of further education.
3. Newsom Report (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia 'Newsom Report': the Newsom Report of 1963 is a United Kingdom government report. (w-bbfill-education6-0927)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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