Admission Policies Flashcards
admission policies:
policies school use to choose which pupils they admit
state-funded schools must comply to the School Admissions Code
admission policies - open enrolment
an under-subscribed state-funded school must accept a child
admission policies - parental choice
parents express a preference when choosing their child’s school
admission policies - how many appeals made by parents?
50,000 in england 2013/14 due to being refused places at their chosen school
admission policies - over-subscribed school give priority to
- children in care
- sibling attends school
- live in catchment area
- religious faith
- eligible for pupil premium
admission policies - how admission policy disadvantage lower-class
highest-performing schools found in middle-class neighbourhoods giving parent an advantage maintain social class inequalities in education
admission policies - covert selection
tough & brooks
schools use backdoor social selection to cheer-pick bright and wealthy pupils
admission policies - how do schools discourage parents from poor backgrounds from applying?
show the school is more suited to middle-class parents:
- schools literature difficult to understand
- expensive school uniform
- not promoting in poor neighbourhoods
admission policies - academics commission
long admission forms to select pupils whose parents have cultural capital
admission policies - school criticised for their admission policy
london oratory school 2014
used complex admission criteria which discriminated against working-class, ethnic minorities and lone parents
