education - Policies

Question 1

Educational Policies

Answer 1

• plans and strategies for education by the GOV

Question 2

what did educational policies respond to?

Answer 2

1. Equal Opportunities
2. Selection and choice
3. Control of Education
4. Marketisation + Privatisation

Question 3

education policy before 1988

Answer 3

• only available to minority
• wealthy / upper class
• no public money used
• Industrialisation - education compulsory 1880

Question 4

Type of Education before 1988

Answer 4

W/C : basic numeracy and literacy skills (factory)
M/C : academic curriculum

Question 5

Selection : Triparte System

Answer 5

The Education Act 1944:
•aimed to give everyone equal chance of individuality
• 11+ exam
• selected and allocated

Question 6

Triparte System Schools

Answer 6

•Grammar: academically bright
•Secondary: practical curriculum
•Technical: artistic

Question 7

evaluation : Tripartite System

Answer 7

reproduced:
1. Class inequalities
2. Gender inequalities
3. measured current ability

Question 8

grammar schools

Answer 8

• pupils attended where seen as bright
• academic curriculum
• 20% of pop - middle class

Question 9

secondary modern schools

Answer 9

• less academic more practical
• basic education
• 80% failed 11+

Question 10

Technical Schools

Question 11

The Comprehensive School System (1960) Main Aims

Answer 11

Created by labour party
• wanted to create equal opportunity for all students with one type of school

Question 12

evaluation of Comprehensive System

Answer 12

• grammar/ secondary still existed
• labelling and streaming created inequalities
•little parentocracy

Question 13

The Comprehensive School

Answer 13

1. Tripartite system abolished
2. LEA controlled local schools

Question 14

Functionalist view of Comprehensive Schools

Answer 14

• promotes social integration - brings social classes together
• meritocratic - gave longer period to show abilities

Question 15

marxists more of Comprehensive Schools

Answer 15

• not meritocratic - make unequal achievement seem fair
• reproduce class inequalities through labelling and streaming
• failure faults individual

Question 17

Vocational Education

Answer 17

industrialisation led to need of skilled workers where they learn through practical skills

Question 19

Vocational Education

Answer 19

industrialisation lead Britain needing skilled and literate workers and needed education focused on skill crafts

Question 20

Youth Training Scheme (1980)

Question 21

strengths :Youth Training Scheme

Question 22

National Vocational Qualifications (1993)

Question 23

strengths : NVQ

Question 24

General National Vocational Qualification (1993)

Question 25

strengths: GNVQ

Question 26

(1997) New Labour Vocational Education

Question 27

strengths: new labour

Question 28

Debates of Vocational Education

Answer 28

1. parity of esteem 2. social bias 3. priorities 4. hindering political agenda

Question 29

The Education Reform Act (1988)

Answer 29

Margaret Thatcher introduced educational reforms that embraced new right ideas to raise standards

Question 30

examples of education reform act

Answer 30

1. marketisation 2. Parentocracy 3. The national curriculum 4. formula funding

Question 31

evaluation of education reform act

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+ competition increased standards - middle class had more effective choice - priced out poor parents - cream skimming - selected best pupils

Question 32

Marketisation on education

Answer 32

1. reduce direct state control over education 2. increase competition between schools - attracts consumers

Question 33

Ball - evaluation of marketisation

Answer 33

creates a fragmented educational system

Question 34

Education reform act : Parentocracy

Answer 34

marketisation shifts power away from producers and gives consumers more choice. encourages diversity and raises standards

Question 35

Miriam David : power shifts away from producers to consumers

Question 36

policies to promote marketisation (parentocracy)

Answer 36

1. league tables and ofsted reports 2. business sponsorships 3. open enrolment 4. formula funding 5. specialist schools

Question 38

stephen ball criticism : marketisation

Answer 38

exam table and formula funding reproduces class inequalities between schools

Question 39

will barlett: criticism of marketisation

Answer 39

encourages cream skimming and silt shifting