Educational policies and marketisation

Question 1

What are the 3 features of markestisation?

Answer 1

1. independance - allowing schools to run themselves
2. competition - making schools compete for students
3. choice - giving parents and students more choice over where to go to school

Question 2

What are the 3 elements of quality control?

Answer 2

1. ofted inspections
2. publication of performance table
3. national curriculum

Question 3

What are the positives of privatisation of education?

Answer 3

• more efficient
• more choice for parents
• profit may induce companies to support failing schools

Question 4

What are the negatives of privatisation of education?

Answer 4

• takes money from the education system
• less equality and diversity

Question 5

What is a marketisation policy the conservative government has introduced?

Answer 5

league tables

Question 6

What is a raising standards policy the conservative government has introduced?

Answer 6

National Curriculum

Question 7

What is a marketisation policy the labour government has introduced?

Answer 7

Specialist schools

Question 8

What is a raising standards policy the labour government has introduced?

Answer 8

Maximum class sizes for 5-7 year olds

Question 9

EVAL - myth of parentocracy

Answer 9

Not all parents have freedom to choose where their child goes to school e.g catchment areas

Question 10

EVAL - educational triage

Answer 10

Teachers tend to give more resources to students who are most likely to achieve grades A-D and ignore those who wont due to league tables