Education

Question 1

Name the education act that made education compulsory until the age of 10 (in the education topic)

Answer 1

1870 Forster Act

Question 2

Name the education act that made education compulsory until the age of 14 (in the education topic)

Answer 2

1918 Fisher education act

Question 3

The 1918 Fisher education act made education compulsory until the age of 14, what else did it do? (in the education topic)

Answer 3

Took responsibility for secondary education

Question 4

The 1870-1918 education acts improved equality within education, how?(in the education topic)

Answer 4

Working class children could access school too and gain basic skills

Question 5

A criticism of the 1870-1918 education acts is that they had no vocational relevance, why?(in the education topic)

Answer 5

Even if the w/c did gain a qualification, they couldn’t use it in the job they would go into anyway

Question 6

Name the education act that introduced the tripartite system (in the education topic)

Answer 6

1944 Butler education act

Question 7

Name the test that the 1944 Butler education act introduced (in the education topic)

Answer 7

11+

Question 8

Name the 3 types of school in the tripartite system(in the education topic)

Answer 8

Grammar, secondary modern, technical

Question 9

A strength of the 1944 Butler act is that its meritocratic, what is meant by this?(in the education topic)

Answer 9

Students are judged on their abilities

Question 10

Explain why a criticism of the 1944 Butler act is gender bias (in the education topic)

Answer 10

The pass mark on the 11+ test was raised for girls, fear of girls outperforming boys

Question 11

What 2 things did comprehensive education abolish? (in the education topic)

Answer 11

11+ test, 3 types of school

Question 12

What do true comprehensive schools have? (in the education topic)

Answer 12

No selection by ability

Question 13

Explain why comprehensive schools could have provided more equality in education (in the education topic)

Answer 13

Gender bias of 11+ test was removed

Question 14

What made it possible for more students to leave school with a qualification? (in the education topic)

Answer 14

CSEs were introduced for less able students

Question 15

Why could there still be inequality within comprehensive schools? (in the education topic)

Answer 15

There are still private and grammar schools

Question 16

Why could comprehensive schools have been labelled as socially divisive? (in the education topic)

Answer 16

W/C were in bottom sets, M/C were in top sets

Question 17

Name the Prime Minister elected at the time of the conservative government (in the education topic)

Answer 17

Margaret Thatcher

Question 18

What did Margaret Thatcher’s way of thinking become known as?(in the education topic)

Answer 18

The new right

Question 19

What was the conservative government’s main idea to do to education? (in the education topic)

Answer 19

Make education meet needs of industry without spending money

Question 20

Name the 2 aspects of new vocationalism that the conservative government introduced (in the education topic)

Answer 20

Youth training schemes, vocational qualifications

Question 21

Why weren’t training schemes successful in reducing unemployment levels ?(in the education topic)

Answer 21

It was a lack of jobs, not skills

Question 22

What was the aim of New labour education policies?(in the education topic)

Answer 22

Tackle inequality by increasing opportunity

Question 23

Attempt to name the 11 policies that New labour introduced - you don’t need to know them all (in the education topic)

Answer 23

Faith schools, sure start schemes, educational action zones, literacy/numeracy hours, city academies, specialist schools, free nursery fees, educational maintenance award, university fees, raise of school leaving age, vocational education

Question 24

How did New labour polices increase diversity? (in the education topic)

Answer 24

Through parental choice

Question 25

Give a criticism of the New labour educational polices 1997-2010 (in the education topic)

Answer 25

There were still private schools

Question 26

Name the 2 parties who became the coalition government in 2010 (in the education topic)

Answer 26

Conservative, Liberal

Question 27

Name the 2 things that the conservative/liberal coalition government encouraged (in the education topic)

Answer 27

Academies, free schools

Question 28

Describe what a free school is (in the education topic)

Answer 28

A school set up by parents, religious groups, businesses or charities

Question 29

Which educational policy did the conservative/liberal coalition government abolish?(in the education topic)

Answer 29

EMA - educational maintenance allowance

Question 30

What did the conservative/liberal coalition government introduce to replace the abolishment of EMA?(in the education topic)

Answer 30

Bursary for low income students

Question 31

Name the educational policy and government that gave disadvantaged pupils an extra £430/yr (in the education topic)

Answer 31

Pupil premium, conservative/liberal coalition