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Hidden curriculum

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Children learn life skills they require for the workplace e.g. manners, punctuality and respect for authority

Bowles and Gintis

Hidden curriculum may be used to enforce gender roles and ethnic stereotypes

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Children learn life skills they require for the workplace e.g. manners, punctuality and respect for authority

Bowles and Gintis

may be used to enforce gender roles and ethnic stereotypes

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Hidden curriculum

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Formal curriculum

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Deliberate teaching of subject specific knowledge. National curriculum

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Deliberate teaching of subject specific knowledge. National curriculum

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Formal curriculum

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Act that made schools compulsory for all

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Forster education act 1880

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Forster education act 1880

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Made schools compulsory for everyone

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National curriculum 1988

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Aimed to create equality in education by making sure sure all schools taught the same subjects. Made it a requirement that girls and boys are taught the same

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Aimed to create equality in education by making sure sure all schools taught the same subjects. Made it a recruitment that girls and boys are taught the same

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National curriculum 1988

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Comprehensive schools

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Mixed abilities school

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Mixed abilities school

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Comprehensive school

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Grammar schools

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Schools that requires a passing of an entrance exam

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Schools that requires a passing of an entrance exam

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Grammar schools

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State schools

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Schools funded by tax payers. They get around £4000 per pupil

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Schools funded by tax payers. They get around £4000 per pupil

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State schools

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Independent (private) schools

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Parents pay fees to send their children. Average fee is £14,000 per term

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Parents pay fees to send their children. Average fee is £14,000 per term

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Independent (private) schools

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Public schools

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Small groups of elite schools such as Eton and Harrow

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Small groups of elite schools such as Eton and Harrow

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Public schools

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OFSTED

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National school inspection agency who rank schools

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National school inspection agency who rank schools

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OFSTED

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Catchment

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Higher ranking schools become more desirable and increase the cost houses nearby

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Role allocation

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Most important jobs are occupied by the most talented people

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Most important jobs are occupied by the most talented people

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Role allocation (Func)

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Marxist view on education

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Prepares students for the capitalist workplace.

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Education prepares students for the capitalist workplace.

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Marxism

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Ideological state apparatus

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The bourgeoisie control peoples ideas, values and beliefs through the education system.

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The bourgeoisie control peoples ideas, values and beliefs through the education system.

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Ideological state apparatus

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Repressive state apparatus

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The bourgeoisie use physical force to control/repress the proletariat
(Army, Police, courts)

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The bourgeoisie use physical force to control/repress the proletariat
(Army, Police, courts)

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Repressive state apparatus

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Correspondence principle

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Norms and values pupils learn in school match the norms and values of the capitalist workplace.

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Norms and values pupils learn in school match the norms and values of the capitalist workplace.

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Correspondence principle

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Hierarchy

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system of authority and power

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system of authority and power

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Hierarchy

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Crisis of masculinity

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Men are losing their traditional roles in the family and wider society and are left unsure of their identity’s

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Men are losing their traditional roles in the family and wider society and are left unsure of their identity’s

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Crisis of masculinity

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Self fulfilling prophecy

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Students fulfil a label placed on them

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Students fulfil a label placed on them

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Self fulfilling prophecy

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Ideal pupil theory

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Middle class pupils more closely match the ideal

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Middle class pupils more closely match the ideal

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Ideal pupil theory

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Stephen balls findings

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Teachers of lower bands had lower expectations and their behaviour was subsequently worse

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Anti school subcultures

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Groups within school that deliberately go against the system and values of the school because they ‘see through the lies that school is necessary.

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Groups within school that deliberately go against the system and values of the school because they ‘see through the lies that school is necessary.

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Anti-school subcultures

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Cultural capital

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The culture of upper and middle class families matches the culture of schools leading upper and middle class students to do better.

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The culture of upper and middle class families matches the culture of schools leading upper and middle class students to do better.

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Cultural capital

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Middle class families will have knowledge about the education system which they can use to their advantage

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Insider knowledge

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Insider knowledge

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Middle class families will have knowledge about the education system which they can use to their advantage

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Free school meals/pupil premium

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System used to help students from poorer families and help combat material deprivation

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System used to help students from poorer families and help combat material deprivation

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Pupil premium/free school meals

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Material deprivation theory

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Lack of basic needs like food, uniform and equipment that have a negative impact on educational achievement

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Lack of basic needs like food, uniform and equipment that have a negative impact on educational achievement

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Material deprivation theory

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Cultural deprivation

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Some groups lack the cultural capital to be a success in schools. Factors include: language skills, parental encouragement, parental aspirations and values

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Some groups lack the cultural capital to be a success in schools. Factors include: language skills, parental encouragement, parental aspirations and values

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Cultural deprivation

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High achieving groups

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86% of Chinese students attained 5 Passes at GCSE

80% of Indian students attained 5 passes at GCSE

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Under achieving groups

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Only 58% of black Caribbean students achieved 5 passes at GCSE

White free school meal boys were the most underachieving group of all

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Black Caribbean pupils exclusion rate

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Black Caribbean pupils were permanently excluded at nearly 3 times the rate of white pupils

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External factors affecting achievement

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Family background, Values and language

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Internal factors affecting achievement

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Ethno centric curriculum, racism and teachers, institutional racism

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Female achievement

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60% of grade nines went to girls

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Increased employment opportunities for females

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This has led to increased motivation for girls to succeed at school.

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Feminisation of schools

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There is more emphasis on coursework which is said to be of an advantage to girls, and less emphasis on competition.
Most teachers in primary schools are females leading to fewer positive role models for boys

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There is more emphasis on coursework which is said to be of an advantage to girls, and less emphasis on competition.
Most teachers in primary schools are females leading to fewer positive role models for boys

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Feminisation of schools

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Laddish subcultures

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Boys tend to form rebellious subcultures that don’t promote academic success leading to underperformance

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Boys tend to form rebellious subcultures that don’t promote academic success leading to underperformance

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Laddish subcultures

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Gender exclusions

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80% of permanent exclusions were boys.

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