educational policy Flashcards
what are the 5 different policies throughout the years?
-the tripartite system
-the comprehensive system
-marketisation policies
-new labour polices
-conservative polices
when was the tripartite system introduced?
1944
what schools were it made up of?
secondary modern schools, grammar school, technical schools
when was the comprehensive system introduced?
1965
where did all the students attend?
a local comprehensive school
what are two marketisation policies?
league tables
funding formula
what are league tables?
schools with good results only attract those who do better.(m/c) less successful schools end up with less able students.
what is the funding formula?
schools are funded on how many students they recruit. the fund is put towards good schools getting more money and improving staff.
when were new labour policies introduced?
1997- 2010
which 4 ways do they use to reduce inequality in education?
- education action zones
-aim higher programmes
-education maintenance allowance for 16/18 yr olds
-increased funding for state education
when were conservative post policies active from?
2010
what was the role of these policies?
reduce the role of the state and move away from the comprehensive system
what are the 4 policies?
-academics
-free schools
-spending cuts
-grammar schools
what are academics?
all schools encouraged to become academies, some owned by private chains and other by the goverment
what are free schools?
funded by the state but set up by parents, religious groups or businesses
elaborate spending cuts?
cuts in the government spending on education
whats new about grammar schools?
the parliament have discussed the reintroduction of grammar schools
