Educational Policy And Inequality

Question 1

Educational policy is

Answer 1

Plans and strategies for education introduced by government

Question 2

Example of educational policy

Answer 2

2010 academies act

All state schools can become academies

Question 3

Compulasary schooling age in 1833

Answer 3

5-13

Question 4

Meritocracy

Answer 4

Everyone has equal opportunities to succeed

Question 5

Which act brought in triaparte system

Answer 5

1944 education act

Question 6

Triaparte system is

Answer 6

Children get selected and allocated to One of three types of secondary school
Identified by 11+ exam
Grammar schools
Secondary modern schools

Question 7

Grammar school is

Answer 7

Academic curriculum
Those who passed 11+ test
Mainly middle class

Question 8

Secondary modern school

Answer 8

Non academic practical curriculum
Those who failed 11+ test
Mainly working class

Question 9

Triaparte system was bad because it……

But it was legitimised (justified) because….

Answer 9

Reproduced class inequality

It was about natural ability

Question 10

Comprehensive system introduced in

Answer 10

1965

Question 11

Comprehensive schools….

Answer 11

Abolished 11+ test

All children from the area attended

Question 12

Functionalist view on role of education

Answer 12

Fulfilling essential functions
For future work roles
Comprehensive good because it gives children more time to show abilities

Question 13

Marxists view on role of education

Answer 13

Serving interests of capitalism

Comprehensive not good because of streaming

Question 14

Marketisation is

Answer 14

Introducing market forces of supply and demand into education

Question 15

Parentocracy is

Answer 15

Rule by parents

Parental choice of school

Question 16

2 policies to promote marketisation

Answer 16

Public league tables and ousted inspection reports

Free schools

Question 17

Ball and whitty

Answer 17

Publication of league tables creates inequalities between schools

Question 18

Cream skimming is when

Answer 18

Good schools can select their own customers

Question 19

Funding formula

Answer 19

Popular schools get more funding because of more pupils

Question 20

Gewitz: parental choice

Answer 20

14 London secondary schools
3 types of parents: privelaged skilled choosers (middle class)
Disconnected local choosers (working class)
Semi skilled choosers (ambitious for children working class)

Middle class have more choice

Question 21

Myth of parentocracy

Answer 21

Ball says it’s a myth not reality 
Middle class take advantage of choices available 
All parents have the same freedom

Question 22

2 New labour policies to reduce inequality

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Education action zones (deprived areas to have additional resources)
Increased funding for state education

Question 23

Coalition government policies

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To free schools from state
Eg academies and free schools
Free school ,sales

Question 24

Criticism of free schools

Answer 24

Allen

Only benefit children from highly educated families

Question 25

Ball says that academies and free schools has led to

Answer 25

Fragmentation ( involving private providers) and

Centralisation of control

Question 26

Cola isation of schools

Answer 26

Vending machines and logos

Product endorsement

Question 27

2 policies To improve ethnic achievement

Answer 27

Assimilation policies

Multicultural education policies

Question 28

Policy to help girls

Answer 28

Gist