education policy

Question 1

tripartite system

Answer 1

1. grammar schools: academic curriculum
2. secondary modern school- manual practical curriculum
3. technical - skills and trade

Question 2

how was the class divide from tripartite system overcome?

Answer 2

comrephenisve schools introduced (doesnt select based on achievement) and bring children of both social classes together

Question 3

how schools attract customers to apply for their school

Answer 3

publishing league tables
open environments
speacialist IT
technology
service
ofsted inspections

Question 4

policies to reduce inequality of opportunity

Answer 4

1. education action zones in deprived areas

2.educational maintenance allowance £30 per week

3. higher maintenance grants for lower income families

4.pupil premium and free school meals

Question 5

benefits of private school

Answer 5

better learning environment
smaller class sizes
more resouces
acces to prestigious university like oxford

Question 6

how is the boundary between private and public sector blurring

Answer 6

headteachers leave to work with private education businesses. they provide inside knowledge to help provide services to schools

private sector penetrates schools indirectly e.g vending machienes

Question 7

examples of globalisation in uk education

Answer 7

british exam boards offer igcse

british schools try to attract students from overseas

our new curriculum combined the best of global educational practices