Private Education Flashcards
private education - how many of the school population attend independent schools?
7%
private education - public schools impacts …
equality of educational opportunity
having money gives greater advantage than other
private education - annual fees for Eton and Harrow
£35,000 , 2014
private education - parents can guarantee …
their children will have well-paid future careers with power and status
private education - for independent schools (resources)
smaller class and better facilities students 7X more likely to be accepted in Oxbridge
private education - for independent schools (average ability)
entrance exams leads to high average ability maintaining high academic standards and high levels of parent interest
private education - for independent schools (rights)
parents have the right to spend their money to improve their children’s life chances
private education - against independent schools (wrong)
children of the well-off are given more advantages in education than the poor
private education - against independent schools (unequal)
children who go to private schools and get worse exam results than those in comprehensive schools still get better jobs
private education - elite education and jobs
a private school education is a qualification for elite jobs
well-qualified candidates from state schools stand poor chance in competing with public school pupils in getting jobs
private education - the old boys network
social network that provides social capital powerful people recruit people from their social class background, public school or university
private education - marxism
society undermines equality of educational opportunity
meritocracy myth
education system legitimises social class inequality
social class background is the key to success than academic ability
