NOT Diversity and choice - policies

Question 1

Millar

Answer 1

Argues that school choice is an “illusion” for poorer families who lack the financial means to move or travel to better schools, with 40% of parents not making an active choice and 95% just wanting a good local school.

Question 2

Gerwitz

Answer 2

Study of 14 London secondary schools found that middle-class parents, with cultural capital, were better able to navigate and take advantage of school choice.

Question 3

Green

Answer 3

Green argued that youth trainees in vocational education are taught basic skills for low-paid, unskilled jobs, such as supermarket shelf filling, rather than valuable craft skills.

Question 4

National Education Union

Answer 4

Academies spend less on teacher salaries and student support, often employ unqualified teachers, and do not lead to higher student attainment.