Educational Policy Flashcards

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What are the 3 aims of educational policies

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  • economic efficiency
  • raising educational standards
  • creating equal opportunity in a meritocratic society
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According to GILBORN AND YOUDELL (2000) AM hat are the 4 things that affect equality if opportunity

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  • circumstances
  • participation
  • access
  • outcome
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Describe education policies pre 1944

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  • pre 1833 no money was spent in education
  • only available for middle and upper classes > girls taught household skills and boys taught basic subjects
  • industrialisation made and educated workforce necessary > in 1880 the state made schooling compulsory for everyone aged 5 - 13
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Describe the education policies of the 1944 tri-partite system

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  • Butler act 1944 > education system became based on meritocracy > assigned to 1/3 school based on 11+ exam
  • made secondary education free to provide equality of education
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Describe the 3 types of schools introduced during the tri-partite system in 1944

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Grammar > 20% of society, m/c, extended curriculum and public exams that ensured further education and good jobs
Secondary modern > 75%, w/c, basic curriculum
Technical > 5%, specialising in technical skills

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Explain why the tri-partite system was unfair to girls (criticism)

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  • most grammar schools were boys only
  • girls scores on the 11+ were marked down bc it was believed boys matured later
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Explain why the tri-partite system was bias towards m/c students (criticism)

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  • m/c students dominated grammar schools as they performed best in the 11+ as they had cultural and economic capital
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Explain how the 1965 comprehensive act changed education

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  • 11+ abolished, 1 type of school for all children (comprehensive) based on catchment area
  • aimed to reduce inequalities found in the tri-partite system by giving everyone equal status
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How did education change during the educational reforms act in 1988

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  • schools managed by headteachers and governors
  • formula funding (money is dependent on number of pupils
  • ofsted established
  • national curriculum and testing
  • league tables
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