The Education Act 1980 (c. 20) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to education in England and Wales. The act gave local authorities greater autonomy, and had a large effect on the lives of children.
Passage through Parliament The Education Bill referred to education in England, Wales and Scotland. The Education Bill received its second reading on 5 November 1979.Times November 1979, Diana Geddes In mid-February 1980, the Bill was in the Report Stage, and passing through the House of Lords in late February 1980, and the Committee Stage in the second week of March 1980. The House of Lords sat late into the evening on Monday 10 March and Tuesday 11 March 1980, with 299 amendments.Times Monday 10 March 1980, page 2 The Third Reading of the Bill was passed on Monday, 31 March 1980.Times 1 April 1980, page 10
Effects of the act School meals The act abandoned the compulsion of proper meals being served in education. The NAHT believed that children being allowed to bring in snack food for lunchtime, instead of being given appropriate meals, would be unsuitable for their health.Times Monday 26 November 1979, page 4 The NAHT threatened that its headteachers could ban snack food.
Caroline Walker, a nutritionist and food campaigner said that - left to their own devices, many children will buy sugary and/or fatty foods for lunch. In many cases, that would largely happen.Times Friday 4 January 1980, page 2
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