Educational Policies Flashcards
All systems in order
- Tripartite System 44
- Comprehensive System 65
- ERA 88
- New Labour 97-10
Tripartite 44 - introduction of…
11+ Exam
Three types of school
Tripartite 11+ is…
Child’s school type and intelligence can be tested through the 11+
Tripartite school types… and…
Grammar - Passed 11+
Secondary Modern - Mainly w/c
Technical - Wood/metal work
Comprehensive 65 - introduction of…
Abolished 11+
One type of school for all
Equality of opportunity
Comprehensive one school type is…
Most pupils are recruited from the local catchment areas
Comprehensive criticism…
Introduced streaming and setting
ERA 88 - introduced…
Marketisation
Parentocracy
League tables
Formula funding
The national curriculum
OFSTED
ERA - Marketisation…
School compete for number of pupils and is seen as more of a market
ERA - Parentocracy…
Parents have more choice on what school their child attends
ERA - Formula funding…
‘Bums on seats’ principle - schools are funded per pupil
ERA - The national curriculum…
Everyone is taught the same subjects in school apart from options
New Labour 97-10 introduced…
Academies
Sure start
Tuition fees
New labour - Academies
Failed schools taken over by the government and turned into academies
New Labour - Sure Start
Under 4’s are set off to a ‘sure start’ for deprived families. In 4 years, over 500 sure start programmes involved 300,000 children
