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[Arran]

I would love to find more old school prospectuses. They provide insight into life at the school and the prevailing attitudes at the time.

[Arran]

The Act introduced the 4 key stages (although they did somewhat exist in schools before then) but I don't think it introduced the year group numbering system used from September 1990.

There might be some information in old copies of the TES about the legislation introducing a new year group...

[Arran]

I have found a primary school prospectus from 1982. The school is located in Evesham, Worcestershire, in the (now defunct) Hereford and Worcester LEA.

https://www.badseysociety.uk/archive/item/722

“All areas of the curriculum are planned by the Headmaster and Staff who...

[Arran]

I'm not sure if LEAs adopted a standard system of year group numbering for all their schools prior to September 1990 or devolved the matter to individual schools. After all, students could be 2nd form at a secondary school and 4th year at a middle school in the same LEA.

I used to take...

[Arran]

Nobody has come up with an answer to the question: what year group numbering system was formerly used in LEAs with first, middle, and high schools instead of primary and secondary schools?

Some anecdotal information I have is:

High schools used 3rd form to 5th form for Y9 to...