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Education policy has developed in the UK since the Thatcher period because when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, the governance of education was largely unchanged since the first world war. In schools, there was no national curriculum, no parental choice, no systematic means of monitoring performance, no publication of examination results beyond what schools themselves chose to reveal. Local authorities drew up catchment areas, and they decided which children went to which school, and distributed funds, specifying what should be spent on teachers' salaries, repairs, books and other items. (Wilby, 2013)
But, in the UK during the Thatcher period, there were many education policies that were introduced. These include; 1979 Education Act, …show more content…

Although, the age of which it is compulsory is different. In parts of UK, the compulsory age of education is 16 in Wales and Scotland and it is 18 in England. (GOV.UK, 2015) But in India, the compulsory age of education is only 14 years old. (Ministry of Human Resource Development - Government of India, 2013)
Another similarity between the UK and India is that they both have a national curriculum which is set by the central Government in the UK and India. (Learning.gov.wales, n.d.) But also, the UK and India both have state and private run schools and if the students go to private schools in either country the parents have to fund it by themselves. Also, in both private and public schools in India, students have to adhere to school uniforms (Histclo.com, 2011) and this is the case in UK schools as well. (Nidirect.gov.uk, …show more content…

They both have a national curriculum and students have to adhere to uniform in both countries. Education is compulsory in both countries, although the age at which they have to attend is different. Also, students have to pass examination(s) in both the UK and India to get into higher education. The differences are the quality in the education provided. In India, due to mass amount of students and the lack of funds then students have to be taught in large classrooms where students cannot generally get the support if they need it, but in the UK they only have class sizes of 30 or less and this ensures students can get the support if they need it, and staff are aware if a student is

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