marketisation policies Flashcards

(18 cards)

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why was the independence of schools introduced by the Tories?

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  • it gave headteachers and governors control over budgets
  • belief in deregulation and autonomy within education
  • belief that if you gave schools a chance they will be effective
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what is a criticism of the independence of school?

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some believe that overall goals are lost and children’s education does not become overall priority .
- consumption and misuse of money is more common

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why was formula funding introduced?

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  • leads to schools competing with each other to recruit students
  • the belief that more competition leads to schools ‘upping their game’
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what is a criticism of formula funding?

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the amount attracted doesn’t necessarily get spent on students and those who have SEN may not receive extra funding.

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why was the national curriculum introduced following the education reform act?

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  • to create a sense of standardisation but choice at the same time e.g. similar to businesses
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what is a criticism of the national curriculum?

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many criticised the stressful and unrelating effects of testing

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why was Ofsted introduced as a result of the education reform act?

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  • to ensure standards are good and motivate schools to improve
  • parents are influenced by Ofsted reports with the worst schools rejected
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what is a criticism of Ofsted?

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Ofsted judgements don’t necessarily reflect the realities within schools

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why were league tables introduced as a result of the education reform act?

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  • they were seen to encourage competition between schools trying to raise standards
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what was a criticism of league tables?

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some believe that the goals was lost within this - shaping children’s education

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why was more funding for schools introduced by Labour?

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  • attempt to implement policy based on election promise
  • the belief that is results/building are good then so will results
  • (education action zones) - more money and better teachers in deprived areas to help disadvantaged
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what was a criticism of more funding for schools?

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  • the idea that spending was the way forward was criticised as it wasted large amounts of cash on new buildings which didn’t need to be replaced
  • (education action zone) - excluding pupils tuition fees didn’t help the disadvantaged.
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why were academies and free schools introduced by Coalition?

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  • to reduce disadvantage through marketisation/privatisation dimension
  • the belief that school’s will ‘step up’ under a marketized model
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what is a criticism of academies/free schools?

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the freedom and deregulation has meant that schools are only motivated by profit and the child’s education becomes less important in the bigger picture

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why was pupil premium introduced?

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  • this was the continuation of policy from the previous labour administration which focused on helping deprived
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what is a criticism of pupil premium?

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the policy has lost influence and funding after the 2015 election.

17
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why was EBACC introduced?

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  • to compete in a global marketplace and generally raise standards across the board
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what is a criticism of EBACC?

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the unsuitability of EBACC subjects have meant those with special educational needs are marginalised under the system