Educational Policy Flashcards
What are the 3 aims of educational policies
- economic efficiency
- raising educational standards
- creating equal opportunity in a meritocratic society
According to GILBORN AND YOUDELL (2000) AM hat are the 4 things that affect equality if opportunity
- circumstances
- participation
- access
- outcome
Describe education policies pre 1944
- 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
Describe the education policies of the 1944 tri-partite system
- 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
Describe the 3 types of schools introduced during the tri-partite system in 1944
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
Explain why the tri-partite system was unfair to girls (criticism)
- most grammar schools were boys only
- girls scores on the 11+ were marked down bc it was believed boys matured later
Explain why the tri-partite system was bias towards m/c students (criticism)
- m/c students dominated grammar schools as they performed best in the 11+ as they had cultural and economic capital
Explain how the 1965 comprehensive act changed education
- 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
How did education change during the educational reforms act in 1988
- schools managed by headteachers and governors
- formula funding (money is dependent on number of pupils
- ofsted established
- national curriculum and testing
- league tables