1.3.1 Education policies key words

Question 1

What is meant by ‘LEA’?

Answer 1

• Local education authority.

Question 2

What is meant by ‘‘cream skimming?

Answer 2

• Schools which are more selective mainly recruiting MC high achieving pupil.

Question 3

What is meant by ‘silt shifting’?

Answer 3

• Good schools which avoid taking less able pupil who are likely to get poor results (ultimately damaging the schools league table position).

Question 4

What is meant by ‘‘specialist schools?

Answer 4

• Certain schools having excellence in certain areas or as a whole.

Question 5

What is meant by ‘‘admissions arrangements?

Answer 5

• What is needed to get into the school.
• E.g. A Catholic school may require religion.

Question 6

What is meant by ‘independent school’?

Answer 6

• A school which is able to create their own rules.

Question 7

What is meant by ‘privatisation’?

Answer 7

• Allowing private businesses to operate as a way to make money.

Question 8

What are policies designed to promote marketisation?

Answer 8

Conservative ERA:
- Parental choice.
- Publication of league tables.
- Testing & attainment targets.
Labour:
- 2006 Education & inspections act.
- Specialist schools.
Coalition:
- Academies.
- Free schools.

Question 9

What are policies designed to reduce inequalities?

Answer 9

Policies before 1988:
- 1944 Butler Education Act.
- Comprehensive system.
- Tripartite System (even though it failed).
Labour:
- Sure start.
- New Deal.
- Gifted & talented.