... for pupils "who were interested in learning for its own sake", Technical schools were intended for pupils "whose interests and abilities lie markedly in the field of applied science and applied art" and Secondary Modern schools were for children who coped "more easily with concrete things than ideas." The elementary schools were replaced by primary and secondary schools which helped Britain become a more equal society. This meant that younger children could be taught in different places to older children which allowed for more individual teaching methods and gave more space in the school. With three types of school open to children at the end of primary school this would hopefully bring equality into education. Unfortunately it didn't bring equality into education. This method of school selection was very unfair as it decided the child's fate at the age of 11. Virtually anybody who went to Secondary Modern schools could not ...

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