Education- Conservative Flashcards
What were the aims of left wing policies?
-Role of education is to reduce inequalities
-Focus on underachieving groups
-Give anyone an equal of success
What are the main aims of right wing policies
-Role of education is to provide chances
-Different types of schools
-Parental choices
What does Murray argue?
-Concerned about the lack of male role models for young boys and the emergence of an underclass
What did the conservative set the agenda for?
-Privatistaion
-Reducing the role of the state
What policies did that conservatives introduce?
-National ciriculum
-Formula funding
-Testing and attainment targets (SATs)
-Leuague tables
-Regular inspections
Why did the government create the national ciriculum?
-They stipulate most of the cirirculum content
-Detailed targets of achievement for pupils at different key stages
What were the aims of the National ciriculum?
-To ensure basic skills (English, maths and science) are taught consistently so leavers are consistently so school leavers are employable
-Common basis for measuring progress and evaluating school performance
-All pupils in state schools were taught the same topics/subjects
-Made it easier to compare schools using standardised tests
What did that National ciriculum take away?
Control from the local authorities
What are 2 criticisms of the National ciriculum?
-Restricted choices of subjects designed to meet local needs/ interests
-Saw some cultural bias in the content (lack of concern with issues of interests to minority ethnic groups
Why was formula funding created?
-Schools admissions were not controlled by local education authorities (LEAs) and schools could enroll as many students as they would like/ could fit into the buildings
What was formula funding?
Funding based on the number of pupils
What was the result of formula funding?
-Increased competition and standards
-More pupils would have a better quality of education
-Poorer schools were forced to improve or teachers jobs were at risk
What was a strength of formula funding
-New right favoured computation and increased standards
What are the criticisms of formula funding?
-Schools in middle-class areas tended to be better than those in working-class areas
-Popular schools were oversubscribed so people did nessacarily get into their first choice of school
-Middle classes manipulated the system to their advantage
What were testing and attainement targets (SATs)
-Performance tests at 7 ,11,14,16
