education and social policy

Question 1

what is the tripartite system ?

Answer 1

a part of education act , 1944 .
introducing secondary education for all pupils

Question 2

what three types of schools did the tripartite system create?

Answer 2

grammar schools - academic curriculum. 11+ test was passed . 20% of people

secondary modern schools:
offered a more practical curriculum 75% of people

technical schools- vocational education for specific talent. 5% of people

Question 3

A03 for tripartite system:

Answer 3

reproduces class inequality .
11+ test culturally biased .
girls also had to get higher marks - feminist A03.

Question 4

what is the comprehensive system?

Answer 4

a system proposed by labour. offers a one size fits all system .
gives equal opportunity for all

Question 5

how can we evaluate the comprehensive system for reproducing class inequality ?

Answer 5

there is still labelling (ball)

there is still streaming.

Question 6

who brought about marketisation ?

Answer 6

thatcher

Question 7

explain league tables from the educational reform act.

Answer 7

published in newspapers. ranked schools in percentage of purples getting five Cs or above .
creates competitions

Question 8

who comes up with the A03 evaluation for league tables with A-C economy ?

Answer 8

gilborn and youdell.
they say teachers now concentrate on pupils with potential to affect this score .

causes educational triage with guaranteed passes and lost causes

Question 9

what does GERWITZ criticise about ofsted?

Answer 9

that there are privileged choosers - of parents , who choose their children’s schools through reports
more cultural capital compared to disconnected choosers

Question 10

what did the 1997 new labour reform bring ?

Answer 10

specialist schools
EMA
Academies
raise of school leaving age .

Question 11

what is EMA ?

Answer 11

payments of 30 quid a week made to students from low income backgrounds
if they had full attendance

Question 12

Coalition policy : english baccalaureate

Answer 12

measures how well pupils do in core subjects - maths,english,science,language,humanity

stops poeple choosing soft subjects for league tables

A03: reverses gains keeping interest of less academic students

Question 13

coalition policy : academies

Answer 13

makes it possible for all schools good and failing to become academies .

publicly funded schools are given autonomy and wage setting .