Coalition Government policies from 2010 Flashcards
After New Labour, Conservatives came into power in 2010, what did they impose on education?
More emphasis on marketisation of education and aimed to reduce local authority involvement in education
What 2 big initiatives did they introduce
Academies and Free Schools
What’s an Academy?
Funded by the government and ran by an academy trust.
What does becoming an academy enable the school to do?
Have more control over how they do things
Who set up free schools
Parents, charities, teachers & the community after parents have asked for it.
What do free schools allow
Have greater control over teacher’s pay, the curriculum and generally the schools finances.
What does the free schools programme aim to do?
Give parents more choices and increase competition between schools therefore improve quality of education
Main criticisms of Academies and Free Schools
They increase fragmentation and increase centralisation of control
What’s increasing fragmentation?
The comprehensive system is being replaced by diverse provision which means greater inequality in opportunities
Like New Labour, the Conservative led coalition introduced policies to reduce inequality, what are these policies?
- Free School Meals
- The pupil premium
What does free school meals consist of?
All children in reception, year1&2, regardless of social class background if household income
