Privatisation and marketisation

Question 1

Privatisation

Answer 1

The transfer of assest and resources from government control into the hands of the private sector

Question 2

Privatisation within the education system

Answer 2

Schools operate like businesses
Schols often marketise to attract new students
Staff increasingly have performance targets

Question 3

Privatisation of the education system example

Answer 3

Examination services e.g Pearson, AQA
Developing educational brands e.g Google classroom
Private investment in school buildings

Question 4

Evidence of privatisation in eduction

Answer 4

2018 - 738 multi-academy trust operating at least 5 schools, with over 150 operating more than 5 and 13 opering more than 26 schools

Growth of exam boards - Pearsons supplies with over 70 countries worldwide with educational material and assessments

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

Profit have become the main goal and less profitable courses are cut as a result

Ball - ‘Cola-isation’ of education is companies advertise to students e.g apple ipads in schools, chromebooks and products in vending machines

Academies can hire unqualified and untrained teaches so they pay less

Question 6

Marketisation

Answer 6

Application of market principles to the education system e.g making schools compete to be able to raise standards (competition)

Question 7

How can competition be in schools?

Answer 7

Ofsted
Sports day
League tables
Formula funding

Question 8

Formula funding

Answer 8

Schools recieve a specific amount per pupil - schools competing with the number of students they have

Question 9

League tables and ofsted

Answer 9

Allows parents to see results of standardised exams and judgement of the qualities of the school and increase in choice

Question 10

New Labour aim and how they achieved it

Answer 10

Continue marketsation but expand equality

Faith schools
Introduction of tuition fees
Growth of specialist schools

Question 11

How do Coalition 2010-2015 achieve it

Answer 11

Pupil premium - addition funds allocated to school for students of low income families = more competition for schools for more funding

Free schools - Can set up schools in areas of need = increase choice for parents

Progress 8 - New measurement tool based on the progress a student would make during their school career, these used to inform parents decisions on the best schools for children

Question 12

Impacts of marketisation

Answer 12

Wider choice of schools for parents
More private investments in education
University attendence increased
Improvements in educational standards, GCSE and A level passes

Question 13

Critisicm of marketisation

Answer 13

‘Myth of parentocracy’ - Education market only serves those witht he culteral capital to negotiate it (middles class)

Open enrolements have been replaced in many areas such as selection by mortgage

Achievement of GCSES and A level - Marketisation teaches the test rather than developing higher thinking skills and deeper knowledge