education and social policy Flashcards
What is marketisation?
Education is viewed as a business and the focus is on the customers/parents
They compete with other schools like a business
Policies that have impacted social class?
The tripartite system
Students from WC didn’t do well due to material/cultural deprivation
Comprehensive education/national curriculum
All students have the same opportunities
What is formula funding ?
When the school recieves funding for the amount of pupils
What is parentocracy?
The involvement of parents within education and the power of parents to help their child succeed.
It reinforces the importance of parents in children’s education and freedom of choice about schooling
What policies have had an impact on the marketisation of education
Publication of league tables
OFSTED inspection results
Formula funding
How do policies reproduce inequalities in education?
according to Ball and Whitty
Exam league table- schools can be more selective and recruit high achieving students
Formula funding - unpopular schools lose income and it will be hard to match teacher skills and facilities
