Education General

Question 1

What is school ethos?

Answer 1

Refers to the atmosphere of the school, schools might focus of academic attainment, morals, and policies.

Question 2

What is streaming?

Answer 2

Streaming is putting pupils into groups based on their general assessments.
It can be easier to divide students by their performance, but it can lower self-esteem.

Question 3

What does Becker say about unconscious labelling?

Answer 3

That teachers tend to make judgements based off of students appearance and behaviour.
Usually middle-class students are seen as more successful, which is usually why they're put into higher sets.

Question 4

What is gender socialisation?

Answer 4

Learning how to behave, communicate and socialise with others and the norms and values of society.

Question 5

What did the Education Act in 1988 introduce?

Answer 5

• The national curriculum

- GCSE’s