Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
What did the Education Act 1944 (also known as 'The Butler Act') introduce?
- AFree university education across the UK
- BSecondary schooling at no cost in England and WalesRight answer
- CCompulsory schooling for children in Scotland only
- DFree school meals in Northern Ireland
Answer: Secondary schooling at no cost in England and Wales
R A Butler, a Conservative in charge of education from 1941, oversaw the 1944 Act. Its split between primary and secondary schools still exists in most of Britain.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Britain since 1945". Practice question 252 of 651, written in our own words.