Education Policies Flashcards
Educational policies from 1988 to present day
Education only available for the well off Introduction of comprehensive system Some church schools for the poor New labour policies for schools Schooling compulsory for 5-13 year olds No state schools 11+ abolished Coalition policies for schools Introduction of the tripartite system
Advantages of the comprehensive system
Promotes social integration
More meritocratic
Gives pupils a longer time to develop
Disadvantages of the of the comprehensive system
Streaming means pupils don’t mix Streaming and labelling reproduces class inequalities “Myth of meritocracy”-failure looks like it’s the individual but it’s the system
What is marketization
Introducing consumer choice to create competition and drive up standard
Policies to promote marketization
League tables Ofsted inspection reports Sponsorship Open enrolment Specialist schools Formula funding Academies Tuitions fees Free schools
Criticisms of marketization
Bartlett - cream skimming ,silt shifting
Public policy research found that competitive education system create more segregation
Gerwitz -three types of choosers
Myth of parentocracy- legimages inequality, free choice of school is not reality, catchment areas etc
What is the aim of new labour
Policies to reduce inequality
What is marketization
Process of inducing forces of consumer choice and completion policies to promote marketization
What do league tables encourage
Cream skimming- good schools can be be more selective. They can recruit high achieving middle class students.
Silt-shifting- avoid taking ‘less able ‘ pupils who damage the league tables
What is coalition policies 2010
Influenced by neoliberals adm new right, cuts made to reduce spending
Coalition policies 2010
Academies:leave authority control, run by private educational businesses.
Free school: run by parents, teachers, churches etc. Supporters say it gives parentocracy.
Free school meals and pupil premium
Criticism of coalition polices
Any school can become an academy, removed focus on inequality
Critics say it only benefits highly educated families
Fragmentation, centralisation of control. Pupil premium not always spent on what it should be. Tuition fees tripled and EMAs abolished
What does PPP stand for
Public-private partnership
Privatisation polices
Blurring the boundary
Globalisation
Cola-isation
Commodity
Blurring the boundary
Head teachers leave to set private businesses
