Chapter 1- 13 Wasted Years Paragraph 2 (Part 1) Flashcards
How many schools and universities did the Conservatives build? Was this said progress limited?
However, despite having built 6000 new schools and 11 universities during their government, Conservative education policies showed limitation to the amount of progress
What educational policy did the Conservative Party retain and what did it involve?
By retaining the 1994 Education Act, which involved the 11-plus test
How much did the Conservatives achieve in this area?
They achieved little
What did (Childs 2000) say about Conservative educational policy?
Childs (2001) argues that it “discriminated strongly… against the working class”.
What did this educational system do and who did it divide?
Therefore, this unfair system did little for social change and further divided the poor, working class and the children from wealthier backgrounds
