1988 Education Reform Act (conservative Gov)

Question 1

What were the aims of ERA 1988

Answer 1

-Marketisation (make schools compete with one another for gov funding)
-Parentocracy (Parents have a choice on their children to what skl theyre gonna go to
-improve efficiency in schools
-ensure that education was equipped with children with the skills for work

Question 2

What is the national curriculum

Answer 2

-all students being taught the same thing (7-16)
-requires to teach core subjects e.g math science and english ect in gcse level

Question 3

What is open enrolment

Answer 3

-parents allowed to select multiple schools to send their children too
-had to choose a first choice school
-encouraged a ‘shopping around’ type of policy

Question 4

What is national testing

Answer 4

-introduction to sats and gcses

Question 5

What is ofsted

Answer 5

-an agency which inspects and grades them
-est 1988
-e.g underachieving schools will get shut down after inspection

Question 6

What is league tables

Answer 6

-tables ranked solely on grades
-parents can see the best schools for their children

Question 7

What is the funding formula

Answer 7

-funding for schools based on how many pupils they attract
-funded on each individual from 1988

Question 8

(Do parents really have a choice?) what did sharon gewitz say about parents?

Answer 8

There are 3 types of parents
-privileged skilled choosers: m/c parents who use cultural and economic capital to gain education capital on their children
-disconnected local choosers: w/c who were restricted by lack of economic and cultural capital
-semi skilled choosers: also w/c but ambitious for their children but didnt have cultural capital

Question 9

(Schools become more selective) what did ball say about this

Answer 9

-m/c parents want their children to go to m/c schools