Educational Social Policys

Question 1

What is educational social policy?

Answer 1

• term given to a government initiative or social policy that has direct purpose of changing education

Question 2

What is the 1944 Butler Education Act?

Answer 2

• aimed to improve society based on academic ability and introduced the tripartite system
• 11+ exams introduced after the end of primary school

Question 3

What is the tripartite system?

Answer 3

• grammar schools: for pupils who passed 11+ Exam, offered academic curriculum and access to higher education, mainly m/c
• secondary modern: offered non academic practical curriculums and access to manual work, pupils who failed 11+ exam, mainly w/c

Question 4

What is the comprehensive school system ?

Answer 4

• introduced in 1965 and abolished the tripartite system
• grammar & secondary moderns were replaced by comprehensive schools
• offers the same opportunities for learning and success

Question 5

What is New Vocationalism 1979?

Answer 5

• prioritised education producing manually skilled and young workers for the workforce

Question 6

What is the Education Reform Act 1988?

Answer 6

• Major change to education system and introduced policies to standardise and measure success of education

Question 7

What main policies came as a result of the Education Reform Act 1988?

Answer 7

• League Tables
• SATs/GCSEs
• Ofsted
• National Curriculm

Question 8

What is the 1997 New Labour policy ?

Answer 8

• aimed to raise standards, by reducing class sizes
• increase diversity
• ofsted can close failing schools

Question 9

What is the 2010 Coalition Government?

Answer 9

• increase tuition fees at university
• introduction of free school meals
• encouraged schools to take academy status
• removal of the EMA

Question 10

What are the Covid policies?

Answer 10

• COVID catch up premium
• COVID Recovery premium
• £200 million for summer schools
• National Tutoring Programme

Question 11

What is the Covid catch up premium ?

Answer 11

• £650 million allocated to schools to help them provide catch up lessons in 2021

Question 12

What is the Covid Recovery Premium?

Answer 12

• additional £350 million for the 2021/2022 academic year for pupils who were impacted by the pandemic
• targeted to economically disadvantaged and SEND pupils

Question 13

What is the £200 million for summer schools ?

Answer 13

• aim is to deliver short summer school with academic education and enrichment activities
• schools runs summer school with for incoming Yr7 , to build relationship with fellow pupils

Question 14

What is the National Tutoring Programme?

Answer 14

• £218 million which specialises in running additional support classes for small groups of pupils
• target is of 15 hours extra tuition for the ones who are most in-need