education policy key factors Flashcards
equality of access
offering all users the same provisions for privacy, security and safety - the concept that all people should have equal rights of access
equality of opportunity
ensures that all interested individuals have the same ability to access and the chance of receiving particular resources (employment)
equality of outcome
state at which all people have the same material wealth and income, requires people to have some share of goods
selection policies
those which allow schools to select pupils on the basis of academic ability or other criteria
tripartite system
division of the secondary sector into 3 types of school: grammar, technical and modern schools
comprehensive system
local schools which don’t select pupils on the basis of academic ability - mixed ability schools
economic efficiency
economic state in which all resources are allocated to serve each person in the best way possible
raising standards
understanding what your current standards or expectations of quality are and deciding what you want them to be instead
meritocracy
social system which advancement in society is based on individuals capabilities and merits rather than on the basis of family, wealth and social
school admissions code
provides admission authorities with considerable flexibility to determine and implement their own admission arrangements
compensatory education
aims to tackle cultural deprivation by providing extra funds and resources to schools in deprived areas
academies
a society/ institution of distinguished scholars that aims to promote and maintain standards in its field
privatisation
process where institutions are being transferred from being owned by the state to being owned by private companies
marketisation
industry’s/ exposure to market forces. process of transforming an entire economy away from a planned economic system
parentocracy
refers to the idea that the parents are in charge of the educational system, refers to the marketisation policies of 1988
national curriculum
set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things, covers what subjects are taught
ofsted
stands for office of standards in education - established in 1992 under john majors government, inspect services providing education
league tables
introduced by the conservative government in 1992 in order to publicly record which schools were performing well
educational maintenance allowance (EMA)
a financial allowance to 16,17 and 18 year olds living in wales, lets them continue in education after compulsory
cream skimming
taking the brightest pupils to gain the high results
grammar schools
academic schools are most able to
public schools
very expensive, historic private schools such as Eton
cherry picking
over subscribed schools choosing the pupils they wqnt
fatalistic attitude
believing you can’t improve your situation
