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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — History & Identity

What did R.A. Butler achieve with the 1944 Education Act?

A) The introduction of university grants for working-class students
B) Free secondary education for all children in England and Wales
C) The merger of private and state schools into a unified system
D) The introduction of compulsory primary education for the first time

Correct answer: Free secondary education for all children in England and Wales

R.A. Butler served as President of the Board of Education and oversaw the introduction of the 1944 Education Act, which made secondary schooling free for all pupils in England and Wales.

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R.A. Butler oversaw the 1944 Education Act (often called the Butler Act) as President of the Board of Education, which established free secondary education for all children in England and Wales.

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