I am trying to find information on WWII UK Education?

I am writing a story that takes place in WWII era England. I am not from the UK, and I have tried looking for information on the education system, but so far I have found nothing. I want it all to be accurate and dont want it to be based soley off of what the education system is like now. I am looking for any changes that might have been made from 1930 - 1950. Also, if there is anything that you feel would make my writing more accurate, then please let me know.

Answers:
Not much happened during the war years. There were several changes during the 1950s. I can only tell you what I know from my own experience. I left school aged 15 in 1953. I was in a selective Central School and to enter I had to pass an 11 plus examination. Some of my friends did a further examination to go on to either a Technical School to specialise in technical subjects or a Grammar School to specialise in languages and literature. Many of my friends stayed on at school to do the General Certificate of Education that was then being introduced into schools in preparation for a wider opportunity for children to enter higher education. I expect that you should be able to find more information on the Internet especially on the Department of Education and Science web site. I do not know the address but if you type in the words in your search engine it should come up with options.
Your best bet would be the bbc.there web site is www.bbc.co.uk/history,and you can go to ww11 from there.information on there site is very informative.

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