different types of schools

Question 1

academies - from 2010 all schools were encouraged to leave local authority control and become academies. what did this mean?

Answer 1

-funding was taken from local authority budgets and academies were given control over their curriculum

Question 2

-academy have greater freedom than traditional state schools in areas such as?

Answer 2

delivery of the curriculum
setting staff pay and conditions
changing the length of school terms and school days
-however, like other state schools =still required to follow law and guidance on admissions,special educational needs and exclusions+ collaborate and share facilities with other schools and wider community

Question 3

two types of academies:

Answer 3

-sponsored academies and converter academies

Question 4

sponsored academies

Answer 4

usually set up to replace under-performing schools with the aim of improving educational standards + raising the aspirations of + career prospects for pupils from all backgrounds including most disadvantaged

Question 5

converter academies

Answer 5

are successful schools that have chosen to convert to academies in order to benefit from the increased autonomy(freedom) academy status brings
-introduced in 2010 as part of the coalition government’s plan to broaden the academy. programme + eventually enable all schools to become academies

Question 6

free schools set up by who?

Answer 6

-funded by the state but set up and run by parents. teachers, faith organisations or businesses as opposed to local authorities
-255 free schools currently open
-190 approved or open free schools are in London and the south east

Question 7

what does Allen(2010) show

Answer 7

that free schools are only beneficial to children from highly educated families

Question 8

-in UK free schools take fewer disadvantaged pupils than nearby schools
example= in Bristol free school how much % of students FSM students

Answer 8

6.4%

Question 9

privatisation

Answer 9

-involvement of private companies in the education system

Question 10

what does Ball argue about privatisation

Answer 10

education services industry
education is now a source of profit for capitalists e.g PPI= private sector provides capital to design,build and run educational service
-local authorities often have to enter into these agreements due to lack of funding from central government

Question 11

cola-isation of education meaning

Answer 11

indirect influence of the private sector in education e.g vending machines, sponsored sports equipment

Question 12

globalisation = policies to?

Answer 12

skill-up the workforce e.g computer programming introduced into primary curriculum
introduction of ‘tech levels’, more children leading non-European languages e.g mandarin

Question 13

globalisation- policies to raise standards in schools such as

Answer 13

marketisation and privatisation esp given uk’s low PISA results

Question 14

invest more in subjects tended in PISA such as? and discourage what?

Answer 14

e.g maths, English, science
-discourage creative subjects e.g at GCSE can only take 1 in many schools

Question 15

globalisation- increased immigration to the uk means?

Answer 15

heavier focus on multicultural education
-schools need to support pupils whose first language is not english= EAL

Question 16

Educational ideas shared between nations

Answer 16

UK politicians have been influenced by countries such as Finland and Singapore, whose education systems are ranked highly by PISA