Education policies Flashcards
when was the tripartite system introduced
1944
what were the 2 aims of the tripartite system (1944)
1.selective educations:
your school was dependent on your ability.
2.equal opportunity:
all students sat the 11+, regardless of class.
what was the 11+ ?
IQ test taken to determine your school (1 of 3)
what were the three types of school 11+ students were divided into
top 20% = grammar schools (studied academics)
top 80% = secondary moderns (studied basic education)
minority = technical schools (labour focused)
what were 2 evaluations of the 1944 tripartite system?
- class inequality
- gender inequality(women needed higher score for same opportunity)
- success determined by IQ at developing age
- labelled 80% of students as failures
- secondary moderns = low standards
when were comprehensive schools introduced?
1965
what was the aim of comprehensives (1965)
equality in pupils through one school.
How was the comprehensives (1965) goal reached?
- (3 ways)
comprehensive schools established
tripartite systems abolished
local education authorities controlled schools
what are 2 evaluations of the comprehensives(1965)
parents lacked choice over child’s education
poor schools standards in some areas.
when was the education act established
1988
what were the 3 aims of the education act (1988)
parentocracy
improve education standards
free market education (competition)
how are 3 ways the education act (1988) met their aims?
marketisation
local education authority
league tables
ofsted
formula funding
national curriculum
what are the evaluations of the education act(1988)
competitions increased standards
cream skimming teaching to the test
selection by mortgage
when was the new Labour Party introduced
1997 - Tony Blair
what was the 4 aims of the new labour (1997)
increased choice and diversity
raise standards
more equality in opportunity
control increased competition (due to globalisation)
in what 4 ways did the new labour (1997) achieve these aims
increased funding
reduced class size
introduced academies
sure start
education maintenance allowance
what are 3 evaluations of new rights(1997)
pupil premium not old enough to tell
free schools benefits middle class
improves standards more than local government authority schools
when was the coalition government established
2010 - Cameron / Clegg
what were the 2 aims of the coalition government (2010)
continue new rights ideas
reduce public spending on school (financial crisis)
how did the coalition(2010) meet these aims?
(4 ways)
cut education maintenance allowances
forced academicization for underperforming schools
free schools (controlled by parents)
pupil premium (money provided per disadvantaged child)
what were the 3 evaluations of the coalition (2010) aims?
pupil premium not been around long enough to determine
free schools benefitted middle class
improved standards more than local education authority schools
when was the conservatives re-established?
2015 - may johnson
what were the 2 aims of the conservatives(2015)
continue marketisation
keep spending on education low
how were the aims of the conservatives(2015) met?
funding cuts
continuation of pupil premium
t-levels
more free schools and academies
what are the 2 evaluations on the conservatives(2015)?
t-levels increase choice
educational inequality from academies
