social policy and education

Question 1

1944

Answer 1

Education Act

Question 2

1965

Answer 2

Comprehensive education act

Question 3

1988

Answer 3

Education Reform Act

Question 4

what were the policy features in the education act

Answer 4

-introduced compulsory education till 14
-set up a tripartite system of equal status schools ( grammar , secondary modern , technical schools)

Question 5

who would go to grammar schools 1944 education act

Answer 5

those who passed the 11+ (20%)

Question 6

what were the policy aims of the 1944 education act

Answer 6

-post war welfare state , to create a land for for heroes
-wanted to abolish inequalities in state education

Question 7

what was the policy feature of the 1965 Comprehensive education act

Answer 7

-comprehensive education abolished selection at the age of 11

Question 8

what was the aim of the 1965 comprehensive education act

Answer 8

aiming to educate all children in the same secondary school regardless of race , ethnicity and class

Question 9

how was the aim of the 1965 comprehensive education act an advantage

Answer 9

-promotes equality
-encourages comprehensive schools
-phased out the tripartite system

Question 10

strength of the 1965 comprehensive education act

Answer 10

recognised children develop at different rates and could be ‘late bloomers’

Question 11

what’s a weakness of the 1965 comprehensive education act

Answer 11

private education still exists for the wealthy (7%)

Question 12

what were the aims of the education reform act 1988

Answer 12

-Marketisation ( increased competition and parental choice)

Question 13

advantage of the education reform act 1988

Answer 13

school results did improve due to the competition (league tables)

Question 14

weakness of the 1988 education act

Answer 14

still a significant gender class & ethnicity factor in results
testing increases stress on pupils and staff

Question 15

name the policies in the education reform act 1988

Answer 15

Testing
National curriculum
League tables
open enrolment

Question 16

what is testing and what act was this introduced in

Answer 16

Education Reform Act 1988
Testing - SATS to judge the quality of school aged 7 to 11.
GCSES and A levels for school performance to be monitored

Question 18

what is the national curriculum and when was it introduced

Answer 18

Education Reform act 1988
All schools have to teach the same things so that the standard comparisons can be made

Question 19

what are league tables who introduced them

Answer 19

Education reform act 1988
school results would be published to help drive up competition and inform parents of the best schools

Question 20

what is open enrolment

Answer 20

education reform act 1988
parents could send they’re children to any local state school and not just the nearest