The purpose of this bill is to establish a public primary education system on the basis of improving the existing primary education managed by religious and charitable organizations.
The main contents are as follows: the state has the right to subsidize and supervise education; Establish local school committees to manage local education; Compulsory primary education for children aged 5~ 12; Where there are no schools, private individuals are allowed to build schools within one year, and public schools will be established by local school committees after the expiration; Secular subjects and religious subjects are separated in schools.
The promulgation of the Primary Education Act marked the formal formation of the national primary education system in Britain, and then compulsory education was basically popularized in Britain.
Background:
/kloc-in the second half of the 0/8th century, Britain started the industrial revolution and achieved success. However, people's educational development is very backward. The British government has a tradition of non-interference in people's primary education, and regards education as a charity and a private matter of the people. However, the population explosion caused by the industrial revolution and the emergence of a large number of child laborers have made people's primary education level far lower than that of emerging capitalist countries, such as the United States and Germany.
/kloc-In the second half of the 20th century, the competition between Britain and other capitalist countries became increasingly fierce, and its position on the international stage declined.
All walks of life in Britain have gradually realized the important role of education development in national prosperity, and the call for the government to manage education affairs is growing.