Conservative policies

Question 1

Convertor academies
- marketisation policy

Answer 1

• seperate from LEAs (dont give money and have 100% of the budget
• they run themselves
• gives schools more control and has turned into multi trust acadamies
  -allows branding which is what businesses also focus on

Question 2

Pupil premium
meritocratic policy

Answer 2

• extra funding for w/c students and reduces inequality gaps
  -schools get extra funding for those on free school meals e.g pay for uniform, revision resources, compulsory school trips etc

Question 3

GCSE reform

Answer 3

• michael gove
• GCSEs being made more difficult
• did this by bringing more alevel content in
  -said this strengthens the economy as more students doing level 3 qualifications

Raised school leaving age
- raised to 18 years old
- could be a meritocratic policy as it means w/c cannot leave as they were most likely to leave at 16