conservative government policies Flashcards
what government came into power in 2010
conservative liberal democratic coalition
what was the main aim of the coalition education policies
introduce more choice
efficiency
further competition and marketisation
reduce state control
what was pupil premium and bursary policies meant to achieve
equality
what is forced academisation
gain independence from local authority
direct funds from government
control over finances, curriculum and staff
expand rapidly, thousands of schools converted to acadmies
difference between an academy and a state school
academies recieve funding from central government.
academies have mote freedom to make their own decisions
state schools recieve it from the local authorities, such as council
state schools have limited freedom
what is a free school and what was its aim to do
a non profit making academy funded by the state.
ran by the governm
in which areas did the new labour focus on opening academies
in deprived areas of the country to fight inequality of educational opportunity
what were free schools aimed to do
aim- increase choice, competition and parentocracy
what are the key features of a free school
set up by parents, charities, businesses, faith groups by helping shape choices and schools ethos/ values.
freedom over staff, terms, curriculum
raise standards through competition
HUGE INCREASE OF PARENTOCRACY- parents are involved in the building of the school ethos and how it is ran
how are free schools ran by parents
non profit trust, including parents
parents help shape ethos and curriculum
reflect parentocracy- more parental choice
what is pupil premium and what was its aim
aim to improve equality in education system
- funding to schools for disadvantaged pupils, for the amount of kids with free schools meals
an extra £600
criticism- is it really being spent effectively
how can pupil premium money be spent to support disadvantaged pupils
to fund free schools meals
fund one on one support
fund extra learning resources, e.g. free textbooks
what statistic showed that the pupil premium was unsuccessful
pupils with disadvantaged backgrouns continued to get bad gcse results.
therefore it was questioned were schools using this funding for support?
what was the university fees raised to
£3000 to £9000
government saved money by shifting costs to students
drives up quality of higher education as universities compete for students.
Government argued it was fair but it wasnt
what is the marxist view on uni fee increase
promotes class inequality within education
- deters w,c as they cant afford it
evaluate academisation
- some academies continue to fail
- decisions made by private trusts, less input by local councils or parents
- some academies are bettter funded than other.
what is privatisation
privatisation is when services are transferred from state to private companies
what was the aim of privatisation
to create an education market
