LT1 Educational Policy & Equality - Selection V Non-selection

Question 1

Tripartite system is….

Answer 1

Free (state maintained)

Selective - 11+

Three types of school: grammar school, secondary modern, technical schools

Question 2

Arguments for tripartite system?

Reducing inequality

Answer 2

1) functionalists – working-class children benefit from free secondary education thus social mobility
2) benefit to pupils and teachers as students were allocated to schools which was appropriate for their talents and abilities

Question 3

Arguments against tripartite system?

Answer 3

1) 11+ favoured middle-class students – tests were written in a style of language – Hard for working-class children to understand

2) divisive and reproduce the class structure/inequality.
MC - grammar schools
WC - secondary modern

Question 4

Comprehensive schools are….

Answer 4

Free

Non-selective

Mixed (abilities and social backgrounds)

Question 5

Arguments for comprehensive schools?

Answer 5

1) Prevent wasted talent - students develop at their own pace through mixed ability teaching
2) equality of educational opportunity

Question 6

Arguments against comprehensive schools?

Answer 6

1) Comprehensive school set or stream students
MC - top streams (pro-school)
WC - bottom sets (anti-school)

2) comprehensive school receive more funding than others E.g. a lot of ‘converter academies’

Question 7

Private schools are…

Answer 7

Fee paying

Selective

Question 8

Arguments for private schools?

Answer 8

1) Scholarships allowed talented students from poorer backgrounds to attend the schools
2) Not restricted by government education policy e.g. the national curriculum and SATs

Question 9

Arguments against private schools?

Answer 9

1) split society into two because of very expensive fees for example fees at Eton are £34,000 per year
2) recreate the class structure as top jobs in society go to those who have attended exclusive schools such as Eton - ‘old school tie’ network

Question 10

Definition of educational policy?

Answer 10

The actions and programmes of government bodies and agencies and aim to do with the problem or achieve a goal and education. Education policies are often passes laws by Parliament

Question 11

Type of schools?

Answer 11

Tripartite system(1944)

Comprehensive schools (1965)

Private schools