conservative led coalition 2010-2015 Flashcards
who were the politicians in power?and what parties are they from?
david cameroon(conservative),nick clegd(liberal)
what values did they have?
traditional education values, competition and privatisation
What is a coalition government?
when two parties combine to create a new government
what educational policies did they introduce?
english baccalaureate, changes to academies, free schools,increase university fees and changes to funding(pupil premium and free school meals)
what was the english baccalaureate?
measures how well students do in a range of core subjects like english, maths, science and humanities
how does the english baccalaurate reduce class inequality?
because it gives all students good academic prospects
A03 which students do the english bacculaurate disadvantage?
unacademic students who are more creative and like things like art
what chages were made to academies?
made it possible for all state schools to become academies
how did the changes to academies increase class inequality?
removed the focus of academies from the deprived schools to any school and prodtigious schools can now better there schools even more
A03- what could the changes to acdemies give schools and what could this cause?
gives schools more freedom to manage themselves which can improve standards
what are free schools?who are they ususally set up by and why?
independant state funded schools usually set up by parents if they are not ok with the schools in there area
how does free schools reduce class inequalities?
because its mostly aimed at deprived schools to help make them better
A03 where did the gurdian find majority of the free schools were located?
it middle class areas
why may majority of free schools be in middle class areas?
because middle class have the educational and cultural capital to help them set it up like contacts.
in 2012 from what to what did university fees increase to?
3,290 to 9,000
