1.3.7 Coalition policies 2010-2015

Question 1

What were the 2 parties which made up the coalition government?

Answer 1

• Conservatives.
• Liberal Democrats

Question 2

Who were the Coalition influenced by?

Answer 2

• The New Right therefore ideas were mainly about reducing the role of the state in education through marketisation & privatisation.
• Therefore many cuts were made to the education budget.

Question 3

What were the 2 main policies?

Answer 3

• In 2010 Academies were introduced.
• Free schools.

Question 4

What are academies?

Answer 4

• Publicly funded, dependent schools.
• They have greater control to innovate & raise standards, greater governing body autonomy etc.
• Receive the same level of per pupil funding but are able to use their budget with more freedom.
• By 2022, 80% of secondary schools & 39% of primary schools were academies.

Question 5

What are free-schools?

Answer 5

• All ability state funded schools set up in response to what local people what & need in order to improve education.
• Schools were opened in demanded to what was needed in the local area.
• Teachers don’t need a teaching qualification.

Question 6

What are critcisms of free-schools?

Answer 6

• Allen (2010) argued research from Sweden where 20% of schools are free schools, its only children from highly educated families who benefit.
• They are highly selective, even more so than nearby schools.

Question 7

What does Ball (2011) argue academies & free schools have led to?

Answer 7

• Fragmentation leading to greater inequalities as its a patchwork of diverse provision.
• Centralisation of control meaning central governments alone have power to allow these policies.

Question 8

What were other measures introduced by coalition?

Answer 8

• E-Bacclaureate.
• Removal of vocational subjects.
• A-levels.
• H.e tuition & EMA

Question 9

What is the E-baccalaurate?

Answer 9

• An award for pupil who achieve a grade c or above in GSCES in english, maths, science, mfl & a humanity.
• Ensure pupil are broadly educated & helps them progress.

Question 10

What are vocational subjects?

Answer 10

• Practical training courses.
• In 2012, Gove ordered 96% of GSCE equivalent qualifications were stripped from league tables.
• Removed due to a concentration of performance of league tables.
• 85% of teachers argued they were valuable.

Question 11

What are A-levels?

Answer 11

• Gove made it so A-levels were a 2 year linear course examined at its conclusion from 2015.
• New league table was added for pupil who took facilitating subjects such as latin, biology & maths.

Question 12

What are the H.E Tuition & EMA?

Answer 12

• In 2010. tuition fees were increased from 3000 to 9000 per year.
• They scrapped EMAs for 16-18 year olds but due to protests replaced them with the bursary.

Question 13

What are measures which reduced inequality?

Answer 13

• Free school meals extension to all children in reception & KS1.
• Pupil premium which is money a school receive for each pupil from a disadvantaged background.