Social Developments: Thatcher's Changes to Education Flashcards
(25 cards)
What year did Thatcher bring a change to education?
1988
What act did Thatcher bring a change to Education with?
The 1988 Education Reform Act
How can it be seen that Social Democracy was not followed when creating this act?
Thatcher did not consult education professionals with the law
What would Secondary Schools be able to do with their own budgets?
Control their own budgets
What would be the impact of local councils of Secondary Schools controlling their own budgets?
Local councils would be less able to do as much public spending
What was important to note with the policies of the ILEA?
They were quite progressive
What happened to the Inner London Education Authority under this act?
It was abolished
How is the abolishing of the ILEA significant in relation to progressive reforms?
Thatcher disliked homosexuality being talked about in schools
What curriculum did the 1988 Education Reform Act create?
The National Curriculum
What was an issue with Christianity being enforced in being taught in British schools?
Less people were religious
Name an area where the 1988 Education Reform Act did not apply
Scotland
What percentage of students by 1990 had at least 5 GCSE’s (formerly O Levels) when leaving school?
30%
What year did only 10% of school leavers have at least 5 O Levels?
1961
What percentage of girls did not have qualifications at the end of their schooling in 1990?
8%
What percentage of boys did not have qualifications at the end of their schooling in 1990?
10%
What percentage of British GDP was public spending for education at in 1980?
5.2%
What percentage of British GDP was public spending for education at in 1990?
.4.8%
What was significant about the public spending cut for education in relation to GDP percentage?
It was the largest public spending cut of the century
What year did surveys show people demanded more spending on education?
1990
What percentage of the British public demanded more spending on education by 1994?
60%
What percentage increase was there of 18-21 year olds in higher education from 1980 to 1990?
8% increase
What percentage of higher education students were female in 1980?
38%
What percentage of higher education students were female in 1990?
51%
By what percentage was university funding cut by from 1981 to 1984?
20%
