conservative 1979- 1997(marketisation and new vocationalism) Flashcards
what politicians was new vocationalism implemented by and what party?
new right, and the conservative party
when was new vocationalism implemented?
1980s
what were the three type of vocational education introduced in the 1980s?
youth training schemes, work experience and national vocational education
what was youth trianing schemes?
one year training scheme combined work experience with eduaction for unemployed school leavers
what does work experience act as?
a bridge helping students transition from school to the work place
what is the national vocational qualifications (NvQs)?
taught in school as an alternative to academic courses, teach job specific skills in the classroom
what do marxist say about vocational education?
its a second rate education for the working class
what did marxist say the hidden function of vocational education is?
produce a pool of low skilled cheap labour to serve capitalism as the middle class will have higher education
what did finn find?
finn find it was the lack of jobs rather than a lack of skills that lead to unemployement
what is vocational education less likely to lead you to?
university and high paid jobs
what are the new rights three c’s?
competition, consumer and choice
who did the idea of marketisation come from?
the new right
what is marketisation?
refers to the aim of making schools compete with each other like a bussinessess
why was marketisation introduced?
to raise educational standards and improve learning
when was the education reform act?
1988
what did the education reform act do?
more parentocracy, raise standards by increasing competition, and increased testing and exams
what policies were introduced under the 1988 education reform act?
league tables,open enrolement, formula funding and ofsted
what is league tables and how did it increase competition and choice?
the ranking of schools based on exam results,schools had to competiton for there position at the top of the ranks and parents had the option to view the best schools
what is ofsted and how did it increase competition and choice?
inspectors would measure how good a school is and report it so schools have to compete for the best report and parents can see the reports so they have a choice on which school is best
what is formula funding and how does it create competition?
the funding of school being dertermined by the number of students, so schools would have to compete for more pupils to get more money
what is open enrolement and how does it create competition and choice?
parents were given the right to choice the schools they wanted instead of the one nearest, so schools have to compete to attract the parents
what is parentocracy?
parental choice
a03 what did bartleet and le grande find?
the working class could get silt sifted into low achieving schools due to schools wanted to have high positions in league tables
why may formula funding cause problems?
underperforming schools wont be abput to compete with the higher performing schools so wont gain enough funding
why may ofsted lack validility?
only offers a snap shot of schools as they are only there for a couple of days
what may wc parents not have which could help them benefit from open enrolement?
economic capital to help them with transport
what other polices did the conservative government introduce?
national curriculum and SATs testing
what did the national curriculum do for girls?
they can study the same subjects as boys
