1988 Education Reform Act

Question 1

What was the act based upon

Answer 1

New rights ideas focusing on widening choice within the education system and encouraging a ‘market’ in schools

Question 2

National curriculum

Answer 2

Compulsory subjects for all 5-16 year olds: English, maths and science to be given more space in the timetable

Question 3

OFSTED

Answer 3

Inspect schools and make sure they were doing a suitable job

Question 4

Grant maintained schools

Answer 4

Schools could opt out of their local education authority and become grant maintained schools where they would get their money straight from the government and could spend it how they liked

Question 5

Marketisation policies

Answer 5

Open enrolment , formula funding , league tables

Question 6

Parentocracy

Answer 6

David describes increased parental choice as parentocracy

Question 7

Whitty

Answer 7

Middle class parents have an advantage in an educational market since they are more likely to succeed themselves if they have the knowledge and attitudes to choose a good school for their child and have the financial capital to move to an area with better schools

Question 8

Ball

Answer 8

The new national curriculum was the curriculum of the dead because its emphasis on core subjects was outdated