Card 27 - Differential Attainment: Internal Class Factors: Marketisation

Question 1

What does Bartlett explain about the effect of marketisation on successful schools?

Answer 1

• Schools that do well are able to silt shift and cream skin as they have the money from good results.
• Cream skin - Pick high attaining students who are able to get good results and cost less to teach.
• Silt shift - To get rid and reject students who will either get poor results or will be expensive to teach.

Question 2

What is the A* to C economy?

Answer 2

Schools which have high attaining children get more money and are at an advantage.