Topic 5- social policy and education Flashcards
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What was the education policy before 1888?
Before the industrial revolution there was no state schools ad education was only available to a minority of the population, typically those who could afford it, so the wealthy upper class families.
What is the tripartite system, and who introduced it?
Introduced by the conservatives in 1944, it was introduced so that individuals can achieve their status through their own ability and efforts. Children could go to one of three schools:
Grammar schools, secondary modern schools, and technical schools.
What is the comprehensive system, and who introduced it?
Introduced by the labour government, it aimed to overcome the class divide by abolishing grammar schools and the 11+ so that all pupils in an area could attend the same schools.
What is the functionalist view on comprehensive schools? and who criticises their view?
Promote social integration between the classes.
However, Ford argues that there is still integration in schools due to streaming.
What is the marxist view on comprehensive schooling?
They reproduce class inequality due to streaming and labelling being present.
What is selective schooling?
When schools select pupils based on: Ability, aptitude, and faith.
What is the New Vocationalism policy introduced by the conservative government?
Aimed to deal with youth unemployment by introducing apprenticeships and training schemes focusing on students gaining NVQs.
AO3: How can new vocationalism be criticised?
It could be seen as a way for the government to cover up the low employment statistics.
What is the education reform act 1988?
Introduced by the conservative government, they brought in marketisation, schools competing with each other for better funding and pupils.
What are some policies promoting marketisation?
- Publication of league tables and Ofsted reports, allowing parents to choose the right school.
- Funding formula: Schools receive the same amount of funding for each pupil.
- Specialist schools: allowing parents more choice e.g IT, language.
What is parentocracy?
David, describes marketized education as parentocracy meaning ruled by parents, giving parents more choice and raises standards.
AO3: How can marketisation lead to inequality
- League tables- Good schools can avoid taking in less able students who are likely to get low results
- Funding formula- Unpopular schools get less funding so they may struggle to provide for their students and make their school better
What policies did the Labour government introduce during their 1997-2010 run?
- Aim higher programmes to raise aspirations of groups who are underrepresented in higher education
- Education Maintenance Allowance- payments to students from low income backgrounds to encourage them to stay in education
- Increased funding for state schools
What policies did the conservative government introduce in their run from 2015?
- Austerity and funding cuts
- Increasing number of grammar schools
- Content of A-levels and GCSEs seen as more academically demanding
What is the privitisation of education?
Transferring the public assets such as schools to private companies.
Academies and free schools were encouraged to work in partnership with employers and other sponsors to improve education
How did Ball and Youdell say the education system had become privitised?
They said that the education system had become ‘Exogenous’ privatised (privatisation from the outside), due to global exam boards, classroom tools (Google classroom, Adobe, Apple, Microsoft), and academies having private donors and investors
How has globalisation impacted education?
- Ethnically diverse classrooms due to migration
- Greater flow of ideas around the world
