Educational Policies

Question 1

What is the Tripartite system ?

Answer 1

The system of secondary state education set up in Britain in 1944 where children went to one of 3 types of school:
Grammar
Secondary modern or
Technical school

Question 2

Why was the tripartite system created ?

Answer 2

with the intention of providing comprehensive and free education to everybody up to the age of 16.

Question 3

What act created the tripartite system ?

Answer 3

the 1944 education butler act.

Question 4

How can you criticise the tripartite system ?

Answer 4

Different schools have different status
Fewer places provided for girls than boys in grammar schools
System is socially devised as the majority of grammar schools were middle class

Question 5

What is a comprehensive school ?

Answer 5

A school that will accept anyone of any social class background and of educational performance.

Question 6

why where Comprehensives created ?

Answer 6

To break down class division and create equal opportunities.

Question 7

Identify 2 advantages of comprehensives ?

Answer 7

possibility of educational success possible as they can move classes and they don’t have to attend specific schooling.

fewer people leave without qualifications and obtain higher standards

Question 8

identify 2 disadvantages of comprehensives ?

Answer 8

Comprehensives are like tripartite system as lower class students are more likely to be found in lower sets.

brighter students are held back by the slower pace of teaching the less able students meaning they don’t reach their full potential.

Question 9

What act was introduced in 1988 that established the principle of marketing in education

Answer 9

the 1988 education reform act

Question 10

What is marketisation ?

Answer 10

the process of introducing market forces of consumer choice and competition between suppliers into areas run by the state.

Question 11

Give examples of of policies that promote marketisation, that were introduced by the 1988 era ?

Answer 11

The national curriculum
national league tables
formula funding
Ofsted
parental choice

Question 12

What is parentocracy ?

Answer 12

its where the school the child goes to is picked by parents to fit their wishes and wealth rather than the students ability and effort.

Question 13

In 1997 the labour party introduced what type of school and what was the idea behind it ?

Answer 13

specialist schools- to create centres of excellence and expertise in certain subject areas. they intended to raise standards of teaching and learning in these subject areas.

Question 14

what are faith schools ?

Answer 14

schools that are set up in sectors in response from parental requests/ demand.

Question 15

What are the two types of academy ?

Answer 15

sponsored and converter

Question 16

What is a converter academy ?

Answer 16

successful school that has chosen to convert to a academy in order to benefit from the increased autonomy status.

Question 17

What is a sponsored academy ?

Answer 17

academies that replace under performing schools with the aim of improving educational standards and raising aspirations for all pupils.

Question 18

What is sure start ?

Answer 18

Programmed aimed at pre school children and children in disadvantaged areas. it provides home visits, play centres and financial help.

Question 19

What are education action zones ?

Answer 19

located in deprived areas that have low education standards and success. each zone was given £1 million to spend on what ever they wanted to help raise their educational performance and standards.

Question 20

What is excellence in cities ?

Answer 20

replaced eaz’s. aimed to raise standards in low income areas by providing help and resources e.g. learning mentors and learning centres.

Question 21

What is Aim higher ?

Answer 21

a higher education outreach programme aimed at poorer students who are likely to be put off by tuition fees. encourages them to go.

Question 22

What is Ema and what did it get replaced by ?

Answer 22

it as scheme that paid students up to £30 a week to help pay for their educational needs you had to be aged 16-18 (so be in college) to apply for it. it was replaced by bursaries which is where you have to be on certain benefits and provide proof to receive the financial help. if received money will be paid into your account each term.

Question 23

What is vocationalism ?

Answer 23

work based education, where you learn your craft while going to college.

Question 24

Give 3 examples of vocationalism ?

Answer 24

nvq’s- qualifications in particular occupations.
gnvq’s- broader versions of nvq’s
apprentiships

Question 25

what is independent schooling ?

Answer 25

Private schools (also known as ‘independent schools’) charge fees to attend instead of being funded by the government.

Question 26

identify 3 advantages of independent schooling ?

Answer 26

smaller class sizes more one to one learning
better facilities
more chance of being accepted into university

Question 27

identify 3 disadvantages of independent schooling ?

Answer 27

quality of teaching is often no better
elitism
undermines principle of education as it offers people who don’t do as well a second chance because of the status of the school, where as the status of a comprehensive doesn’t do that (legitimising social inequality)