educational policies Flashcards
what is the butler act?
The Education Act 1944, free secondary education for all.
What is the tripartite system?
the system in which children are separated into 3 different types of schools dependant on their 11+ exam results.
What are the three types of schools in the tripartite system?
grammar schools, technical schools and secondary modern schools.
When was the comprehensive system introduced?
1965
what did the comprehensive system do?
It got rid of technical and grammar schools, giving equal education to all.
What actually happened?
It was the choice of the local authority as to whether they wanted to become a comprehensive school, and some chose not to. because of this, grammar schools still exist.
who took over government in 2010?
a conservative-lib dem coalition
what was their focus on education?
marketisation
which perspective favours marketisation?
the new right
who theorised parentocracy?
miriam david
what was Gerwitz’s theory?
parental choice. that some parents are more able to make informed decisions about their children’s education.
what 3 types of choosers did Gewirtz identify?
privileged-skilled choosers
disconnected-local choosers
semi-skilled choosers
who highlighted why middle class pupils achieve more highly in school?
Bartlett (1993)
What did Bartlett say?
Cream skimming and silt shifting
what is cream skimming?
The idea that good schools can be more selective in terms of admissions. Hence they can choose high achieving middle class pupils, which puts the pupil at an advantage.
what is silt shifting?
Good schools can avoid taking less able pupils who will likely get poor results and damage their rank in the league tables.
Who was in government from 1997 to 2010?
New labour
What did New labour introduce?
Education Action Zones
The Aim Higher Peogramme
Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs)
What was introduced in 2010?
The Academies Act
What did this do?
It allows parents, teachers, faith organisations, businesses to open free schools, fully funded by the government. It allowed academy’s to control their own curriculum.
What is fragmentation?
The comprehensive system being replaced largely by private providers is leading to greater inequality in opportunity.
What is Centralisation of control?
Central government has the power to allow or require schools to become academies or allow free schools to be set up. They are funded by the government and their growth has reduced the role of elected local authorities in education.
How did the conservative led coalition aim to reduce inequality?
The introduced free school meals and the pupil premium.
State one policy introduced to reduce gender inequality in education.
Girls into Science and Technology (GIST)
What is assimilation?
the idea that ethnic minority groups must internarte into mainstream british culture.
what is one type of policy that aimed to promote achievement from minority ethic groups?
Multicultural Education Policies (MCE)
