Educational Policy And Inequality Flashcards
Educational policy is
Plans and strategies for education introduced by government
Example of educational policy
2010 academies act
All state schools can become academies
Compulasary schooling age in 1833
5-13
Meritocracy
Everyone has equal opportunities to succeed
Which act brought in triaparte system
1944 education act
Triaparte system is
Children get selected and allocated to One of three types of secondary school
Identified by 11+ exam
Grammar schools
Secondary modern schools
Grammar school is
Academic curriculum
Those who passed 11+ test
Mainly middle class
Secondary modern school
Non academic practical curriculum
Those who failed 11+ test
Mainly working class
Triaparte system was bad because it……
But it was legitimised (justified) because….
Reproduced class inequality
It was about natural ability
Comprehensive system introduced in
1965
Comprehensive schools….
Abolished 11+ test
All children from the area attended
Functionalist view on role of education
Fulfilling essential functions
For future work roles
Comprehensive good because it gives children more time to show abilities
Marxists view on role of education
Serving interests of capitalism
Comprehensive not good because of streaming
Marketisation is
Introducing market forces of supply and demand into education
Parentocracy is
Rule by parents
Parental choice of school
2 policies to promote marketisation
Public league tables and ousted inspection reports
Free schools
Ball and whitty
Publication of league tables creates inequalities between schools
Cream skimming is when
Good schools can select their own customers
Funding formula
Popular schools get more funding because of more pupils
Gewitz: parental choice
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
Myth of parentocracy
Ball says it’s a myth not reality Middle class take advantage of choices available All parents have the same freedom
2 New labour policies to reduce inequality
Education action zones (deprived areas to have additional resources)
Increased funding for state education
Coalition government policies
To free schools from state
Eg academies and free schools
Free school ,sales
Criticism of free schools
Allen
Only benefit children from highly educated families
Ball says that academies and free schools has led to
Fragmentation ( involving private providers) and
Centralisation of control
Cola isation of schools
Vending machines and logos
Product endorsement
2 policies To improve ethnic achievement
Assimilation policies
Multicultural education policies
Policy to help girls
Gist
