| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/28/7 |
| Title | 'First schools ex. HM, B. of E. correspondence (a) Head Mistresses Association and (b) Assistant Masters Association' |
| Date | 1927-1928 |
| Description | Papers regarding the proposals for the reform of the 'First Schools Examination' including correspondence with the Association of Head Mistresses, Assistant Masters Association, and the Board of Education; press cuttings; published statement by the Association of Head Mistresses on the reforms; 'Reforms needed in First School Examinations' published by the Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools. |
| AdminHistory | The School certificate evolved from a mass of accredited examinations to a qualification which was recognised as an equivalent to University Matriculation. In 1918 the Board of Education formally recognised seven 'First School Examinations' to be taken by school leavers. In the mid 1920s there were calls for reforms to standardise the examinations as the content varied from year to year. In 1927 it was announced at the Headmasters' conference that is was 'neither necessary nor desirable' that the examination should be identical for male and female pupils and called for a variety of subjects to suit different pupils. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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