What do we mean by meritocratic? Meritocratic system is a system that is based on an individual ability and or achievement. This has allowed me to question is the British education system meritocratic and if so, to what extent. In the terms of the history of the British education system, It seen to have a long, complicated history in which there has been loads of revolution in terms of change in order to make it better, efficient and more suitable for the future.

In October of 1940, the president of the board of education Herwald Ramsobtham met with senior officers of the boarding in order to discuss the education issues that were essential in establishing a state of society where the advantages and privileges could be shared by many as a nation rather a fraction of the country. The board’s proposal was set post war; it was based on education and was a circulated to a number of people but on a strictly confidential basis. The proposal formed the base for the 1944 education act. The education act was to promote the education of people of England and Wales. The act was in place to secure an effective execution by local authorities, under his control and the direction of the nation police for proving a varied and comprehensive education service in every area. This period was called the Post war Reconstruction. In 1976 there was a great debate over the power of England workforce and the role of education was seen to be a cause for concern. The Labour prime minster Jim Callaghan argued that Britain faced a ‘skills crisis’; pupils were leaving school