Education Policies

Question 1

What 2 Education Policies were made before 1988?

Answer 1

• The Tripartite System (1944)
• Comprehensive System (1965)

Question 2

What did the Tripartite System consist of?

Answer 2

• Grammar Schools: gave access to higher education, but you needed to pass the 11+
• Secondary Modern: practical curriculum that gave access to manual work. 75% ppl attended this school
• Technical Schools: Vocational education for those who failed 11+ but had a specific talent. 5% attended this school

Question 3

What did the Comprehensive System introduce

Answer 3

• One Size Fits All curriculum: All children would attend Comprehensive schools to provide equal opportunities

Question 4

What were the aims of the Education Reform Act?

Answer 4

To raise competition and standards of education

Question 5

What policies did the ERA introduce?

Answer 5

• League Tables: used to compare schools (leads to A-C economy 👎🏾)
• OFSTED: used to observe schools (Gerwitz + parentocracy 👎🏾)
• Voucher System: school gets money per student attending (cycle for poor performing schools 👎🏾)
• Open Enrollment: student can apply to whoever they want (Bartlett cream skimming 👎🏾)
• National Curriculum: every school has set list of topics (doesn’t suit all 👎🏾)

Question 6

What were the New Labour intentions for education?

Answer 6

• Diversity of choice
• Equal opportunities

Question 7

What policies did the New Labour govt introduce?

Answer 7

• Academies: Failing schools join successful schools (academies can pay teachers more 👎🏾)
• Specialist Schools: Schools that are high achievers in specific subjects (Working class were less likely to get in 👎🏾)
• Faith schools: Schools that prioitise religion alongside education (breeds intolerance)
• EMA: £30 a week for students from low income backgrounds (Benn: tuition fees counteract it 👎🏾)
• ROSLA (Raising of School Leaving Age): age rises from 16 - 18 (prolongs dependency on parents 👎🏾)

Question 8

What were the Conservative Coalition policies

Answer 8

• English Baccalaureate: focused in “harder subjects” (Morris: compulsory language lessons led to truanting 👎🏾)
• Changes to Academies: no longer aimed at just failing schools and the govt fast tracked the top schools (They were rarely checked by OFSTED 5-6 yrs 👎🏾)
• Increased tuition fees: cuts in public spending led to £9000 fees (leads to fear of debt in WC 👎🏾)
• Inequality Policies: FSM and pupil premium (OFSTED found schools spending P.P. elsewhere
• Free Schools: set up by parents/teachers with govt funding (Allen said it only works for MC)