Education Policy and Inequality - Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government 2010-15 Flashcards
What were all state schools encouraged to become after 2010?
Independent academies
What percentage of secondary schools were academies in January 2014 in England?
56%
What percentage of primary schools were academies in January 2014 in England?
11%
What are free schools?
All-ability state-funded independent schools set up in response to what local people say they want and need
What were free schools presented as a way of improving?
As a way of improving standards and meeting parents’ wishes
What did the pupil premium allocate pupils with?
Extra money per head allocated for pupils who came from poorer homes
What did the pupil premium encourage schools to do?
To attract and work harder for poorer pupils
What are the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects?
Maths
English
Sciences
Foreign languages
Humanities
What do Ball and Esley say conservatives believe in?
‘Real subjects’ and that ‘the old methods are the best’
Return to national curriculum
National curriculum rewritten, involving more rigorous and demanding tests
What was removed from GCSE, AS and A level exams?
Coursework
What did AS and A levels become from 2015?
Two separate free-standing qualifications
What is privatisation?
Services that were once owned and provided by state are transferred to private companies
What two types of privatisation do Ball and Youdell identify?
Privatisation with the education system
Privatisation of the education system
Another name for privatisation within the education system
Endogenous privatisation
What is endogenous privatisation?
Privatisation within the education system, as institutions begin to operate more like private businesses. Involves importing ideas and techniques from privation sector in order to make public sector more business-like
Examples of endogenous privatisation
Competition between schools
Efficiency
Performance related pay for teachers
Consumer choice of schools
Target-setting
Another name for privatisation of the education system
Exogenous privatisation
What is exogenous privatisation?
Privatisation from outside the education system. Involves opening up of state education to private profit-making businesses.
Examples of how aspects of state-run education system are now run by private businesses through exogenous privatisation
School services (cleaning)
Management of schools
School inspections
Branding of schools
Forming education policy
Rimming examination system
Advantages of privatisation
More efficient schools resulting in higher standards
More choice for parents
Improvement of ‘failing schools’
Disadvantages of privatisation
Increases profit for ruling class (Marxism)
Control over curriculum by companies could influence content taught
Focus on profit rather than progress
Academies can use untrained and unqualified teachers
