Educational Policy: New Labour Flashcards
1
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When was New Labour
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1997-2010
2
Q
Deprived Areas
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- Some deprived areas were designated as Education Action Zones
- Were provided with additional resources.
3
Q
The Aim Higher programme
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raise the aspirations of groups who are under-represented in higher education.
4
Q
EMAs
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Education Maintenance Allowance: payments to students from low-income backgrounds to encourage them to stay on after 16 to gain better qualifications.
5
Q
National Literacy Strategy
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- Literacy and numeracy hours and reducing primary school class sizes.
- It is claimed these policies are of greater benefit to disadvantaged groups and so help to reduce inequality
6
Q
City Academies
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Give a fresh start to struggling inner-city schools with mainly working-class pupils.
7
Q
Funding
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Increased funding for state education.
8
Q
Melissa Benn (2012)
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- See a contradiction between Labour’s policies to tackle inequality and its commitment to marketisation.
- She calls this the ‘New Labour Paradox’
9
Q
Criticisms of higher education
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- Despite the introduction of EMAs to stay on until 16.
- Labour introduces tuition fees that may deter some from attending university
