Education- Coalition Goverment Flashcards

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1
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Which two governments created the coalition government?

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Conservative and libdem

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When did the coalition government govern?

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2010-2015

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What policies did the government introduce?

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-Academies
-Reforms to the curriculum
-Reforms to vocational education
-Tuition fees in education
-Pupil premium

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What did Michael gove introduce?

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-Academy status was given to outstanding schools

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What did academies create?

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-Privatisation of education

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Why were some academies separated from the local authority?

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-Some are run by businesses

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What are free schools?

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-Parents and students can set up schools

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What were the reforms to the curriculum?

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-Removed opportunities to retake exams (scrapped AS exams)
-Linear exams
-New national cirriculum introduced in 2013 with strong emphasis on traditional learning styles
-League tables were reformed to be based of the EBAC
-EBAC included % of students of A-C grades in English,maths, 2 sciences, MFL and a humanities

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What were the reforms to vocational education?

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-EMAs scrapped
-Only 125 vocational qualification would be counted as equivalents compared to 3175

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What were the changes to tuition fees in higher education?

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-From a max of £3225 to £9000
-Students could take out loans
-These loans had to be paid back once they started paying over £21000

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