Education policy - Coalition Flashcards
2010-2015 (Liberal Democrats and Conservatives
1
Q
What did the coalition government want to focus on?
A
- Further marketization of education
2
Q
How did they try to further marketisation?
A
- Funding cuts to education
- Improve equalities of opportunity
- Marketisation policies
3
Q
Why did they cut funding to education?
A
- Need to cut funding to pay of country’s debt but was argued it was just to keep taxes low
4
Q
What policies did they increase?
A
- Forced schools to turn into an academy if it were a failing school
- Free Schools were set up by parents or charities
5
Q
What policies did the coalition government introduce?
A
- Academies
- Pupil Premium
- Free Schools
5
Q
What policies did they use to improve equality of opportunity?
A
- Got rid of the EMA and reduced funding to Sure Start
- Introduced Pupil premium for low income household
- Grants for higher education students from low income backgrounds
6
Q
What is a strength of the coalition government?
A
- The standards in school have increased
- The gap between different level of students have decreased
- Achieved this as well as spending less
7
Q
What is a criticism of the coalition government?
A
- Reduced funding for other education authority schools ( advantages middle class parents )
- Removal of EMA lowered the rate of staying on in further education
- Inequalities still remain
