ABSTRACT
In order to establish 'a national system of public education available for all persons capable of profiting thereby', the local education authorities had, however, under Section 1 of the 1918 Education Act, to prepare a series of schemes showing how they planned to develop education in their areas. Thus, under Section 6 of the 1918 Education Act, councils were able to co-operate or combine with other councils in order to carry out more successfully their duties. Wisely, the religious issue was left alone because it was too soon after the controversies caused by the passing of the 1902 Education Act. The Education Act (1921) Amendment Bill introduced by T. Davies, on 1 November 1921 in the House of Commons, based on the Fisher proposals, was abandoned. The system of finance was also simplified and improved with the introduction of the percentage grant system under Section 44 of the 1918 Education Act.
