Which of the following was NOT a feature of the 1870 Education Act?

• A. Ensured some basic education for ages 5-11
• B. Led to the idea that tax should be used to pay for schooling
• C. Created three types of schools (elementary, public, grammar)
• D. Introduced a national curriculum

Answer: (D)

The question tests what the 1870 Education Act actually did. It set up elected School Boards to provide basic elementary education for children roughly aged 5 to 11 and financed that schooling through local taxes (rates), extending state involvement in schooling beyond the private and voluntary efforts that existed before. It did not, however, impose a national curriculum across the country. Decisions about what to teach remained local and varied by board and school, with a centralized, standardized curriculum coming much later. So the statement about introducing a national curriculum is not a feature of the 1870 Act.