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Tripartite system — AQA GCSE Sociology Definition

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GCSE Sociology · key term

Tripartite system

Definition

The secondary education system established following the 1944 Education Act, comprising grammar, secondary technical and secondary modern schools.

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AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192

Paper 1, Paper 2

The 1944 Education Act established the tripartite system of secondary education. Its stated aim was free state education suited to children's abilities rather than their parents' financial means.
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