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(a) Most children today are educated in state schools with only a small minority paying to attend schools in the private sector. The state, therefore, plays a direct and influential role in the position of education. State education policy is formulated at the Department of Education and Science in London.
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Taylor, D. (1988). Education 1750–1944. In: Mastering Economic and Social History. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19377-6_18
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