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1. Labour reforms 1945 - 1951
How successful were the Labour party reforms
of 1945 – 1951?

2. KEY
If you see this symbol you must take notes
If you see this symbol you must not take
notes

3. Today’s lesson
We are developing our knowledge and understanding of how
successful were the Labour reforms introduced between 1945 -
1951
Today will be able to:
1) Describe the key reasons why Labour introduced the reforms.
2) Explain how successful were these reforms when they were
implemented.
Today’s lesson will involve:
1) Build up notes on the topic.
2) Plan a 20 mark essay.
3) Pass a 20 mark timed essay.

4. The essay
Your job is to assess how well Labour did in eradicating these
five giants.
Did they completely meet the needs of the British people? Or
did they fail to meet their needs? Or did they meet them to
an extent?
You need to look at the reforms they introduced, the good
points of each reform as well as the bad points

5. 5 Giants
5 factors
1. Want (poverty/lack of social security)
2. Squalor (poor housing)
3. Disease (ill health)
4. Ignorance (lack of education)
5. Idleness (unemployment)
The Essay

6. Introduction
Background – 2/3 sentences – describe
ww2 changes/ Beveridge Report
Factors – The Labour government
introduced reforms to address a
number of issues such as (5 giants)
Argument – It can be argued that the
Labour government completely met the
needs of the British people/ failed to
meet the needs of the British people/
Met the needs of the British people
to an extent because… (evidence)

7. Paragraph 1 – Want (Poverty)
K - 1946 National Insurance Act (Family Allowances Act (1945))
A – This was successful/not successful because…
K - 1946 Industrial Injuries Act
A – This was successful/not successful because…
K - 1948 National Assistance Act
A – This was successful/not successful because…
A+ - On the one hand, Labour was effective was tackling poverty…
A+ On the other hand, there were key issues….
E – Overall… (Want was addressed in some ways but there were
key problems making Labour’s efforts successful to an extent)

8. Paragraph 2 – Squalor (Housing)
K – Council House Building
A – This was successful/not successful because…
K – New Towns Act 1946
A+ On the one hand, Labour were effective in tackling issues
surrounding housing…
A+ On the other hand, there were key issues…
E – Overall (Housing was not really addressed in comparison to other
factors making Labour’s efforts largely unsuccessful)

9. Paragraph 3 - Disease
K – 1948 National Health Service Act
A+ - On the one hand this was successful …
A + On the other hand this was not successful…
E - Overall (Disease was tackled better than other
factors)

10. Paragraph 4 – Ignorance (Education)
K – 1944 Education Act/Butler Act
K – 11+ (Part of the Butler Act)
A – This was not successful because…
A+ - On the one hand, Labour were effective in tackling education
inequality…
A+ On the other hand, Labour were not effective in tackling education
inequality…
E – Overall (Education was not really addressed in comparison to other
factors)

11. Paragraph 5: Idleness (Unemployment)
K – Nationalisation of Industry
A – This was not successful/successful because…
A + On the one hand Labour were successful in tackling
unemployment…
A+ On the other hand Labour were not successful in tackling
unemployment…
E – Overall (Measures to tackle unemployment were somewhat
effective in comparison to other factors)

12. Conclusion
In conclusion there is much debate over whether
the Labour government reforms of 1945-51 met
the needs of the British people.
On the one hand… (one side of argument)
On the other hand… (balance the argument)
Overall, it is clear that… (make a final judgement
which goes above what’s already stated and back
up with evidence)