Internal Factors - Marketisation and Selection

Question 1

Education Reform Act (1988) -(1)

Answer 1

increase competition between education suppliers (schools) to attract the most students and get the best results

Question 2

Education Reform Act (1988) - (2)

Answer 2

gives customers (parents/students) produce choice (choice between schools)

Question 3

Education Reform Act (1988) -(3)

Answer 3

the product(schools) is regulated through ofsted and league tables

Question 4

Education Reform Act (1988) - (4)

Answer 4

‘Bad’ product product will be eliminated by the market as parents will not choose the ‘failing’ schools, these schools will get less funding and will eventually close down

Question 5

open enrolment

Answer 5

parents can send their children to any school of their choice

Question 6

formula funding

Answer 6

all schools get an amount of money from the government per student (£3000) - the money students the school has the more money they will get

Question 7

competition

Answer 7

schools have to compete against each other to get the most students. they do this through ofsted reports etc

Question 8

exam league tables

Answer 8

published annually to show the % of pupils who gain 5+ a*-c grades. school with a high % of students gaining these grade will have more students thus more money. 2016 - government changed this - 2 new measures
atteinment 8 (achievement) determined by 8 subjects 
progress 8 - exceeding target grades