CONSERVATIVE POLICIES 1979-1997

Question 1

MEETING THE NEEDS OF ECONOMY: the new vocationalism(1979)
what is the policy and its aims?

Answer 1

-TVEI
-NVQ
-YTS
-apprenticeships
-aimed to to teach practical skills required for jobs, including work experience e.g NVQ hairdressing is on the job training at college

Question 2

new vocationalism(1979)
whats the impact?

Answer 2

-not teaching skills of any real value
-marxists such as finn claim that these schemes expolit working class
-work experience is free labour

Question 3

RAISING STANDARDS THROUGH MARKETISATION:
league tables impact and aims?

Answer 3

-exam results published so parents make informed choice about schools
impact of league tables?
-attract high achieveing middle class to secure rank
-GILBORN= focus more on the borderline kids in order to do this
-BARLETT= schools do ‘cream skinning’ where they select most able students in first place and ‘slit shift’ those with learning disability.

Question 4

open enrolment aims and impact?
RAISING STANDARDS THROUGH MARKETISATION:

Answer 4

create parentocracy as they chose what school their child could go to
-BALL- its a myth only middle class can excercise choice
-GERWITZ-Middle class use their cultural and economic capital to get their kid to a good school

Question 5

RAISING STANDARDS THROUGH MARKETISATION:
formula funding

Answer 5

-allocated funding based how many students they attract
-popular schools get more funding and better qualified teachers
-HOWEVER, good schools get better facilties creating polarisation and worse schools got worse and shut down.
-not successful

Question 6

education refrorm act and ofsted?
and its impact?

Answer 6

-set up to inspect schools and to report on standards of education
IMPACT: gov had to make changes after death of RUTH perry who committed sucide due to the pressure.

Question 7

creating equality of opportunity
NAtional curriculum and its impact?

Answer 7

-compulsory for students to do english, maths and science till 16
-led to imporvments to girls achievement in maths and science
-IMPACT: not enough impact
-had to stay in ED till 18
-harder NC and more academic

Question 8

creating equality of opportunity
GIST/WISE and its impact

Answer 8

encourage girls to pursure academic study and careers in maths, science and engineering
-IMPACT: not all schools participated