Social Developments: Arguments For and Against Comprehensive Schools and Conservative Actions on this Flashcards
What happened to most children if they failed the 11-plus test?
They would be deemed a failure at the age of 11 for the rest of their lives
Why would the tripartite system be good for children in deprived areas?
If they got in to grammar schools they could move up a class
What was the issue with the funding of the tripartite system?
Most of the money only went to the grammar schools
If there were comprehensive schools what could rich parents do?
Move to a different catchment area
How would children get in to comprehensive schools?
They would just need to live near the closest one to them
How would bright working class children be impacted by going to comprehensive schools?
They supposedly would still work well
What was a result with siblings for the 11-plus test?
Sibling rivalries could occur
What did the Conservative Party eventually agree on by the 1960’s?
Comprehensive education was best for the country
Who attempted to abolish the 11-plus system?
Minister of Education, Edward Boyle
What was the result of the attempted abolition of 11-plus system?
It was not achieved
Name 2 Comprehensive Schools that the Conservatives built
Kidbrooke School in London in 1954
Risinghill School in Islington in 1960
What report suggested that Britain should develop higher education fields? What year was it made?
1963 Robbins Report
What did the Robbins Report recommend?
12 existing colleges of advanced technology to become universities
Emphasis on scientific education
University expansion overall
