Conservative Led Coalition

Question 1

What policies have been introduced during the conservative led coalition?

Answer 1

English baccalaureate
Academies
free schools
Increased tuition fees
Coalition inequality policies

Question 2

Ao1 English baccalaureate

Answer 2

Aimed at tackling the rise in vocational, qualifications as gove believed the working class were led into making choices that aren’t good for them that boosts school league table positions

English baccalaureate measures how well people are doing in a range of core subjects

This restores high standards of qualifications and boost school league table positions

Question 3

Ao3 english baccalaureate

Answer 3

Head teacher group said this might reverse gains that have been made in keeping an interest of less academic students

It did not include RE as a humanity , which disadvantageS Faith schools that specialise in it

Question 4

Ao1 academies

Answer 4

Aim to make it possible for all publicly funded schools to become academies
This freed them from the local authority control
No longer targeted only at failing schools

Question 5

Ao3 academies

Answer 5

This creates a further division between under performing schools and successful schools which increases inequality of opportunity

Cutting out the local authority cuts out the state influence which could have a negative effect
Schools operate more like a business in their own interests

Question 6

Ao1 free schools

Answer 6

They are set up and run by parents teachers and businesses, but they are funded by the state
They are nonprofit making independent state funded school which is free to attend and it is not controlled fully by the local authority
This means they have a greater control how they want to operate with more freedom, meaning that they can rewrite the national curriculum

Question 7

Ao3 free schools

Answer 7

Free schools only the benefit the parents who have the cultural capital and the earning power to take their time to create their own schools
Alongside this in Sweden where 20% of schools are free schools it shows that only middle class benefit

Question 8

Ap1 coalition inequality policies

Answer 8

While most policies introduced by conservative have increased inequalities. They also introduced policies to reduce it.
For example of free school meals had been given to all children in reception year one and year two
And pupil premium is money that schools receive for each people from a disadvantaged background for example, trips, food, and transport

Question 9

Ao3 coalition inequality policies

Answer 9

OFSTED found that schools were not spending people premium on those it supposed to help
After two years of free school meals, those who are eligible may choose not to for the fear of stigmatisation