Education Policies: Impact of Globalisation on Educational Policy

Question 1

Three Main Effects

Answer 1

-Increased flow of ideas about education
-Changing needs of the economy
-More migrants settling in the UK

Question 2

Increased flow of ideas: Free schools

Answer 2

-Introduced in the UK after seeing their success in Sweden
-The government believed that the Swedish model would raise standards in the UK education system

Question 3

Increased flow of ideas: Linear GCSES and A - Levels

Answer 3

-Introduced after seeing success in East Asia
-Government believed previous modular exams were too easy and too many students were achieving top grades
-Exams being more challenging means fewer students get top grades making it easier for universities to identify the best students

Question 4

Changing needs of the economy: Technology

Answer 4

-Workers now need to be able to use technology and adapt their skills at a much faster rate
-There are more ICT jobs so children need to learn computer skills e.g spreadsheets

Question 5

Changing needs of the economy: Access

Answer 5

-Access to the internet and computers for poorer students is becoming even more important
-Disadvantaging them if they don’t have access

Question 6

More migrants settling in the UK: Rise in EAL

Answer 6

-More EAL students in schools so they need to train staff in how to teach EAL, recruit translators, and language teachers

Question 7

More migrants settling in the UK: Multicultural Education

Answer 7

Students get to learn first hand about other cultures and lifestyles, embracing different cultures and practices