Government Policies

Question 1

government policies - conservative party government policies

Answer 1

1979-1997

influenced by new right (Chubb & Moe)

Question 2

government policies - what act did the conservative party introduce in 1988?

Answer 2

the education reform act

Question 3

government policies - formulae funding

Answer 3

conservative

funding schools by amount of students they attack to drive up standards

Question 4

government policies - parental choice & open enrolment

Answer 4

conservative

parents are allowed free choice of schools

Question 5

government policies - national curriculum/testing

Answer 5

conservative
range of subjects schools must follow
all students have the same access to high-quality curriculum/assesments to compare schools

Question 6

government policies - ofsted

Answer 6

conservative
regular inspection of state-funded schools
ensure institutions doing a good job
publishes inspections reports

Question 7

government policies - league tables

Answer 7

conservative

school performance tables ranks schools by publishing exam results and absence rates

Question 8

government policies - labour party government policies

Answer 8

1997-2010

emphasis on the most disadvantaged areas

Question 9

government policies - more money for school

Answer 9

labour

provide high-quality learning environment

Question 10

government policies - more nursery education

Answer 10

labour
all 3-4 provided 5 free half days
(sure start children centres provided advice/support)

Question 11

government policies - smaller primary school classes

Answer 11

labour

national maximum was 30

Question 12

government policies - the teaching and higher education act

Answer 12

labour
1998
introduction of tuition fees making access to higher education more difficult

Question 13

government policies - helping the most disadvantaged

Answer 13

labour
education action zones & excellence in cities schemes
tackle educational underachievement in disadvantaged communities
by rising education standards schools excluded disadvantaged (covert selection)

Question 14

government policies - specialist schools

Answer 14

labour

schools that focus on a chosen subject area receive extra money

Question 15

government policies - educational maintenance allowance

Answer 15

labour

payment to less affluent to help them get into university

Question 16

government policies - conservative-liberal democrat coalition government policies

Answer 16

2010-2015

Question 17

government policies - new-style academies

Answer 17

conservative-liberal democrat
state schools (esp poorly performing) encouraged to become independent academies

Question 18

government policies - free schools

Answer 18

conservative-liberal democrat

state-funded independent schools respond to local people to improve standards

Question 19

government policies - pupil premium

Answer 19

conservative-liberal democrat
extra money allocated to pupils from poorer homes (FSM)
encourage schools to attract poor pupils

Question 20

government policies - english baccalaureate

Answer 20

conservative-liberal democrat

encourage schools to emphasis EBacc subjects, 22% (2010) to 49% (2014)

Question 21

government policies - reform of the national curriculum & the examination system

Answer 21

conservative-liberal democrat

coursework was removed and students assessed only in end-of-course exams

Question 22

government policies - tougher performance targets for schools

Answer 22

conservative-liberal democrat

progress 9 ; school performance measured by pupils progress in 8 subjects instead of 5 A*-C