Globalisation

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

World becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange

Question 2

What has globalisation created a high demand for?

Answer 2

International education

Question 3

What do exports like teachers do to the economy every year?

Answer 3

Makes 18billion

Question 4

What has the international education led to?

Answer 4

International league tables

Question 5

What is PISA

Answer 5

Programe for international student assessment

Question 6

What has been recognised from the cross cultural comparison to the UK

Answer 6

UK is significantly under preforming in comparison to countries like china, singapore and finalnd in maths, literacy and science

Question 7

What is one thing the UK government did to reduce this under preforming

Answer 7

National literacy and numeracy stratergies ( new Labour - ran from 1998-2010 - 2 hours of Literacy and Numeracy every day at primary levels

Question 8

What is one thing the UK government did to reduce this under preforming

Answer 8

Slimming down the national curriculum ( coalition government - focus on essential knowledge of maths english and science - the EBacc was an additional option

Question 9

What is one thing the UK government did to reduce this under preforming

Answer 9

Raising the academic entry for trainee teachers from 2012 ( derived from comparisons with finland )

Question 10

What is one thing the UK government did to reduce this under preforming

Answer 10

Masters Teachers, only PLANNED by the labour government but couldnt proceed as they werent in power

Question 11

globalisation led to more migration, what has this also led to

Answer 11

a mixture of policies to adjust the education system to this

Question 12

what is one of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 12

PREVENT strategy (2007-2011)
to support young people to prevent them being exposed to extremist views and ideologies on the internet that could lead to radicalisation (making other people adopt these extremist views)

Question 13

what is one of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 13

The ethnic minority achievement grant (2007)
covers the cost of supporting bilingual learners and under achieving pupils

Question 14

what is one of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 14

British values (2015)
to ensure the integration (combination/merge) of all british communities and promote multiculturalism

Question 15

what is one of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 15

education act 2015
controversial - micheal gove advised all exam boards to use british authors for GCSE English Language to promote a common heritage and removed modern world history and replaced it with a greater emphasis on british history
A level reforms - in order to compete internationally Gove introduced a linear A level (exams at the end and less coursework) abolishing curriculum 2000s structure of modular exams

Question 16

what is one of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 16

modern history curriculum - by 2014
a planned update of the history curriculum to reflect the diverse nature of british history and how britain has been influenced by different societies

Question 17

what are some critiques of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 17

england will never be able to compete with china as they are already to far behind
their is a loss of childhood as too much physical mental and emotional pressure on children

Question 18

what are some strenghths of the policies used to adjust the education system to migration

Answer 18

pupils are prepared for the international job market and adulthood (international travel)
improved position on the leauge tables (PISA)