Comprehensive school (England and Wales) (English Wikipedia)
Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Comprehensive school (England and Wales)" in English language version.
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bbc.co.uk (Global: 8th place; English: 10th place)
news.bbc.co.uk
- Comps – here to stay?, Phil Tinline, September 2005, BBC, accessed 12 August 2008.
- Comps – here to stay?, Phil Tinline, September 2005, BBC News. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
bbc.co.uk
- "What are the different types of schools?". Newsround. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
besa.org.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Key UK education statistics". BESA. British Education Suppliers Association. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)
- Hughes, Conrad (26 April 2021). Education and Elitism: Challenges and Opportunities. Routledge. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-000-37731-6.
- Curryer, W. H. S. (September 1951). "Education and the Individual". Individualism. No. 39–50. Individualist Bookshop, Ltd. p. 16.
A comprehensive school is one educational unit, situated in one spot, providing within its boundaries Grammar School, Modern School, and Technical School education. Such a unit may comprise 2,000 and more children.
- Watkins, David (1958). "Principles of Education". The Journal of the Amalgamated Engineering Union. 25. The Amalgamated Engineering Union: 277–278.
A comprehensive school takes pupils of every ability and provides courses to suit all of them. Grammar, technical, commercial and secondary modern pupils are all catered for. [...] By classic definition, a comprehensive school is one which takes every child from a given area.
- Notes on Current Politics. Conservative and Unionist Central Office. 1956. p. 17.
A comprehensive school is one which caters for all children of secondary age in a given area, irrespective of their varying levels of aptitude and intelligence: it combines 'grammar,' 'technical,' and 'modern' courses of instruction.
- Ford, Julienne (1969). "Social Class and the Comprehensive School". Sociology of Education. 233. Routledge: 28. ISBN 0-203-00168-0.
- Miller, Trevor William George (1961). Values in the Comprehensive School: An Experimental Study. Oliver and Boyd. p. 17.
A comprehensive school is one which seeks to provide for all or almost all of the children in a given locality a secondary education suited to their diverse aims, interests, abilities, and aptitudes.
- House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1965). Parliamentary Debates: House of Commons Official Report. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 529.
A comprehensive school is not just a grammar school and a modern school under the same roof. It is a school which can offer all kinds of combinations of courses and all kinds of new interests, varying with the individual.
- Lauwerys, Joseph Albert (1970). Education in Cities. Harcourt, Brace & World, Incorporated. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-15-598566-7.
A comprehensive school is one which caters for children of all abilities, and which, as there are no fees within the State system of education, would intend to give children of poor families the same educational opportunities as those from rich families.
- Carter, Laura (2021). Histories of Everyday Life: The Making of Popular Social History in Britain, 1918-1979. Oxford University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-19-886833-0.
- MacDonald, Robert; Shildrick, Tracy; Blackman, Shane (18 October 2013). Young People, Class and Place. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-317-96611-1.
- Parker, David (2005). John Newsom: A Hertfordshire Educationist. University of Hertfordshire Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-9542189-8-0.
- Maclean, Rupert (4 May 2017). Life in Schools and Classrooms: Past, Present and Future. Springer. p. 140. ISBN 978-981-10-3654-5.
- Chatterton, Mark (30 June 2015). 11+ A Practical Guide for Parents. Hadleigh Books. ISBN 978-1-910811-12-2.
core.ac.uk (Global: 1,734th place; English: 1,312th place)
- Crook, David (1 June 2002). "Local authorities and comprehensivization in England and Wales, 1944-1974" (PDF). Oxford Review of Education. 28 (2–3): 247–260. doi:10.1080/03054980220143405. S2CID 145356801 – via UCL Discovery.
dcsf.gov.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "School and college achievement and attainment tables". DCSF website. Department for Children, Schools and Families. 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
direct.gov.uk (Global: 6,257th place; English: 4,185th place)
- "National Curriculum teacher assessments and key stage tests". DirectGov website. H M Government. 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- "School attendance and absence: the law". Directgov.
doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)
- Crook, David (1 June 2002). "Local authorities and comprehensivization in England and Wales, 1944-1974" (PDF). Oxford Review of Education. 28 (2–3): 247–260. doi:10.1080/03054980220143405. S2CID 145356801 – via UCL Discovery.
- Hyndman, M (October 1976). "Multilateralism and the Spens report: evidence from the archives". British Journal of Educational Studies. XXIV (3): 242–253. doi:10.2307/3119908. JSTOR 3119908.
eastriding.gov.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Starting secondary school in September 2021: a guide for parents". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2021. p. 36. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
education-uk.org (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Replanning London Schools (PDF). London County Council (www.education-uk.org). 1947. p. 25. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
findarticles.com (Global: 424th place; English: 310th place)
- "TEN QUESTIONS | Independent, the (London) | Find Articles at BNET". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
gov.uk (Global: 432nd place; English: 278th place)
- "Types of school". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- "Statistics: school and pupil numbers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- "What maintained schools must publish online". GOV.UK. 18 September 2014.
- "National curriculum in England: framework for key stages 1 to 4". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. - Government Digital Service. "The national curriculum: key stage 3 and 4". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "GCSE subject content". GOV.UK. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- "GCSE subject content". GOV.UK. November 2013. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
isleofman.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Exhibition to mark 70th anniversary of comprehensive education". Isle of Man.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
jstor.org (Global: 26th place; English: 20th place)
- Hyndman, M (October 1976). "Multilateralism and the Spens report: evidence from the archives". British Journal of Educational Studies. XXIV (3): 242–253. doi:10.2307/3119908. JSTOR 3119908.
leedsforlearning.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Developing Home Learning Case Studies". Leeds For Learning. Roundhay Through School. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
legislation.gov.uk (Global: 809th place; English: 536th place)
- National Archives (1 April 2018). "Education Act 2002 Part 6". H M Government. Retrieved 14 October 2020. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- Education Act 2002, s.82.
lse.ac.uk (Global: 2,117th place; English: 1,361st place)
eprints.lse.ac.uk
- West, Anne. "A (short) history of comprehensive education in England" (PDF). eprints.lse.ac.uk. London School of Economics. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
nationalarchives.gov.uk (Global: 744th place; English: 547th place)
- "The National Archives - Multilateral schools". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives Kew, Richmond TW9 4DU. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- "National curriculum in England: framework for key stages 1 to 4". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 September 2021. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- National Archives (1 April 2018). "Education Act 2002 Part 6". H M Government. Retrieved 14 October 2020. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
schoolsweek.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- McInerney, Laura (14 July 2016). "Is Greening the first comprehensive school education secretary?". Schools Week. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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- Crook, David (1 June 2002). "Local authorities and comprehensivization in England and Wales, 1944-1974" (PDF). Oxford Review of Education. 28 (2–3): 247–260. doi:10.1080/03054980220143405. S2CID 145356801 – via UCL Discovery.
teachernet.gov.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "National curriculum". Teachernet. Department for Children, Schools and Families. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
thelakesschool.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "School History". thelakesschool.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)
- "National curriculum". Teachernet. Department for Children, Schools and Families. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- "TEN QUESTIONS | Independent, the (London) | Find Articles at BNET". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2008.