diversity and choice Flashcards
Conservative 1979-1997 - more diversity and choice
Education Reform Act 1988 and New Vocationalism
ERA - Increased marketisation / parentocracy of schools. League tables enabled parents to make informed choices.
New vocationalism - Diversity and choice of curriculum and types of school / qualifications. More routes into education through different qualifications such as YTS, NVQs - range of vocations.
Labour 1997-2010 - more diversity and choice
City Academies and Curriculum 2000
City academies - Continued marketisation and school choices introduced in deprived areas, leading to more choice over types of school for parents. Links with marketisation and local business sponsors meant better provision.
Curriculum 2000 - Offered new subjects that could be studies and also introduction of AS/A2. Gave more choices for students, such as Psychology, Sociology and PE.
Coalition 2010-2015 - more diversity and choice
Free Schools and Adaption and expansion of Academies
Free Schools - Opened in areas “where they are needed”, offering more choice over types of school children are sent to. Flexibility over curriculum and more parentocracy.
Adaption of academies - ‘Outstanding’ schools could now become Academies rather than failing schools. More choice to parents over where to send children.
Miller - less diversity and choice
(Choice is an illusion)
Schools set entrance criteria therefore no real choice. Choice is an ‘illusion’. Poorer pupils less able to exercise choice as they can’t afford to travel to better schools.
Bourdieu - less diversity and choice
(Class inequality) Cultural, economic and social capital may limit ability to exercise choice. The middle class can 'play the system', whereas the working class can't.
Bryne - less diversity and choice
(Ethnic inequality)
Migrants have less local knowledge and support when making schooling choice for children. They cannot make informed choices over where to send children to school.
