Class (external - material deprivation)

Question 1

What did Michael Grove say (2010)?

Answer 1

‘Rich thick kids do better than poor clever kids’

Question 2

What has been found from comparing w/c to m/c?

Answer 2

• they’re more likely to start skl unable to read
• they do less well in national curriculum tests
• more likely to be put in lower streams / sets
• more likely to leave skl at 16
• more likely to study vocational courses
• less likely to go to higher education

Question 3

What are external and internal factors?

Answer 3

• external: outside of skl e.g wider society

- internal: inside skl e.g pupil interactions

Question 4

What is material deprivation?

Answer 4

poverty and a lack of material necessities

Question 5

What are some key statistics for material deprivation?

Answer 5

• barley 1/3 pupils eligible for FSM achieve 5+ GCSE’s A*-C including English and maths vs 2/3 non eligible pupils
• exclusion and truancy and more common among poor families
• 90% of failing skls are in deprived areas

Question 6

What are the 4 key parts of material deprivation?

Answer 6

• poor housing
• poor diet and health
• hidden costs of education
• fear of debt

Question 7

Describe how poor housing causes material deprivation?

Answer 7

• overcrowding
• temporary accommodation
• cold damp conditions
• overcrowded = can’t concentrate
• constant skl changes = disrupted education

Question 8

How does poor diet and health cause material deprivation?

Answer 8

• lower intake of minerals and vitamins
• higher rate of anxiety and hyperactivity
• poor nutrition = can’t concentrate / more sick
• disrupted behaviour = disrupt learning

Question 9

How does hidden Costs of education cause material deprivation?

Answer 9

• each child per year costs £1614 for basic skl related expenses (2013)
• ‘hand me downs’ = bullied
• part time work = less revision
• can’t afford skl trips = miss educational experiences

Question 10

How does fear of debt cause material deprivation?

Answer 10

• Callender and Jackson - w/c more likely to fear debt, 5x less likely to apply to uni
• apply to cheaper unis = less opportunities
• part time work = less revision / harder to gain degree

Question 11

What policies are there to tackle social inequality?

Answer 11

• EMA
• sure start
• educational action zones

Question 12

How does EMA tackle social inequality?

Answer 12

• money given to students with good attendance
• extra help for disadvantaged to come over inequality
• government scrapped due to austerity

Question 13

How does sure start help tackle social inequality ?

Answer 13

• centres to help children at pre skl
• however w/c kids less likely to go cause parents work
• didn’t create major improvements

Question 14

How has educational action zones helped to tackle social inequality?

Answer 14

• priority zones
• money out in to fight material deprivation
• didn’t create major improvements

Question 15

What are the disadvantages of material deprivation?

Answer 15

• ignores interlink between ethnicity, class and gendEr
• not the only reason pupils don’t succeed
• Feinstein- educated parents make a positive contribution to child’s achievement despite income

Question 16

What is a strength of material deprivation?

Answer 16

• Peter mortimore and Geoff Whitty (1997)

- material inequalities have the most impact on achievement