stpetre Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) When was the school-leaving age raised to 15 yrs from 14 yrs. (mid 1950's ?) in Sheffield secondary schools. Anyone personally affected, disappointed, inconvenienced etc ? Edited March 18, 2015 by stpetre edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I left school in 1952 and I was 15 so it was a few years earlier than that.Iwould say around 1947/48ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 April 1947 according to this Wikipedia article: "In 1944, Rab Butler introduced the Education Act 1944 which amongst other changes ... included raising the school leaving age to 15. Although the act should have been brought into effect as from September 1939, it was not implemented because of the effects of World War II, but was eventually enforced from April 1947." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateykrunch Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was born in August 1955 and left Hinde House School at age 14 (I left in the July prior to my 15th Birthday). Didn't enjoy school, wagged it loads, didn't think I had learned much, but went on to have a great and well paid job in Clinical Research, I was generally the only person on the books who didn't have a degree! Must have been my natural talent lol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was born in August 1955 and left Hinde House School at age 14 (I left in the July prior to my 15th Birthday). Didn't enjoy school, wagged it loads, didn't think I had learned much, but went on to have a great and well paid job in Clinical Research, I was generally the only person on the books who didn't have a degree! Must have been my natural talent lol!!! It used to be that if you're school-leaving age fell after the summer break up, say late July or August, you were allowed to leave. As you left in July 1969 at 14, hadn't the leaving age been raised to 16 by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrodbo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I left school december december 1959 (14 years old) I was 15 January 6th and working so i must have been one of the last to leave school at 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateykrunch Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 It used to be that if you're school-leaving age fell after the summer break up, say late July or August, you were allowed to leave. As you left in July 1969 at 14, hadn't the leaving age been raised to 16 by then? I think it had, so I was diddled out of at least a year of schooling - I think I should sue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrowyank Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 My 15th birthday was in August 1965. The old 6 weeks break started before that so I left school (newfield) when I was 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrovian Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I left school on the 9th of April 1952, my birthday was 10th of January 1937 but as we returned to school on the 9th of January I had to carry on until the Easter break, I remember that my mother went to see the headmaster but their was no way the rule could be broken. In later life I met up with a couple of old class mates and when I related this fact to them they howled with laughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 It was the same with me because I had to stay on until xmas with my birthday being in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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