Conservative-new Right Influence 1979-1997 Policies

Question 1

What is under new vocationalism (meeting needs of economy)

Answer 1

Youth training scheme, NVQs and GNVQs

Question 2

The youth training scheme

Answer 2

Started by margret thatcher, offered employment training to get NEETs (not in employment, education or training) back into work. Targeted at 16-18 year olds, mostly working class. Guarantees up to a years foundation training to help the, gain work based skills they need and keep jobs, also remove threat of unemployment first year of leaving school. Evaluation-if they didn’t accept training, they took away job seekers allowance but very exploitative as given low wage

Question 3

National vocational qualifications (NVQs)

Answer 3

1986- assessment lead quals that focused on specific vocations. Work based learning e..g plumbing, electricians

Question 4

General national vocational qualifications (GNVQ)

Answer 4

On the job training work based learning as well as classroom teaching (academic as well as practical skills) examples-health and social, travel and tourism

Question 5

What was introduced under the education reform act 1988 (raising standards)

Answer 5

National curriculum, sats, league tables, ofsted

Question 6

National curriculum

Answer 6

Standardised and free education to all, aimed to ensure minimum level of education for everyone leaving school

Question 7

Sats

Answer 7

Raise standards for all students, assessed quality of education and tracked progress to test if students were working at a certain level -standardised testing

Question 8

League tables

Answer 8

Based on grades achieved by students-Introduced marketisation of education, schools run like businesses competing for customers. Raises competition between schools and colleges as compete to be the best which raises standards

Question 9

Ofsted

Answer 9

Element of quality assurance that the level of education us suitable