Education Policies Flashcards
What was the Tripartite Policy?
Butler Act, 1944
What are the aims of the Tripartite System?
Reduce social inequality
Compulsory Education
Meritocratic principles encouraged
3 types of Tripartite System Schools
After 11+ Grade test results…
Grammar School -
Passers, majority M/C, access to non manual jobs/higher education
Secondary Modern School -
Failures, practical curriculum, W/C
Technical school -
Only certain areas, vocational education
Advantage of Tripartite System Schools
Diff ability students gain proper support
2ndary modern = Particular strong ability enjoyable, good preparation for workplace
Disadvantage of Tripartite System Schools
Gender Inequality -
Boys (53%) had lower pass rate than girls (80%)
Class inequality -
Majority M/C to Grammar schools = continuous cycle
Most 2ndary modern schools unable to meet educational needs
A-C Economy -
Labelling, self full-fill prophecy for 11+ failures
When was the Comprehensive School System?
1965
What are the aims of the Comprehensive School System?
To overcome class divide
What did the Comprehensive School System do?
Pupils now went to schools closest to their house
(Catchment Area) not academic ability
What did the Comprehensive School system do, economically?
Relieved financial pressure
1965
= £3 for bus
= £6000 to buy catchment area house
Advantages of Comprehensive School System
Reduced cost for the W/C
Functionalists =
Promotes social integration
- Diverse pupil background
- Community
Meritocratic =
- Gives pupils a chance to develop abilities in longer periods instead of instant selection by labelling
Disadvantages of Comprehensive School Systems
Cultural Capital =
M/C able to afford houses in catchment area + transport pay
Neo-Marxist, Julienne Ford study =
Little social mixing betw. M/C + W/C bc of streaming
Labelling =
Teachers can still label
Reproduces class inequality, one generation to next via stream + set
