marketisation

Question 1

what is marketisation of education?

Answer 1

process of running education system like a business, to encourage competitiveness and reduce state control

Question 2

when was the Education reform act introduced?

Answer 2

1988

Question 3

what was the education reform act?

Answer 3

policy introduced by conservative gov to increase consumer choice + competition between schools

Question 4

2 ways standards increased?

Answer 4

1. Gov introduced a National Curriculum of compulsory subjects (5-16yrs old). English, maths + science ‘core subjects’ given more time
2. OFSTED set up to inspect schools, make sure schools are orderly

Question 5

how did this link to the economy?

Answer 5

more vocational courses + work placement schemes introduced

Question 6

identify 2 ways this link to choice + competition?

Answer 6

1. parents could use league tables to help them choose. which school has the highest pass rate. parentocracy (David) - power held by parents
2. schools advertised to students e.g open days

Question 7

identify the increased testing + more exams

Answer 7

pupils sat exams at 7, 11, 14 + Gcse’s at 16

Question 8

identify 2 criticism of this system?

Answer 8

1. Whitty middle-class parents have an advantage in education market. more likely to succeed in education have more knowledge + attitudes (cultural capital - Bourdieu)
2. ball - new curriculum = ‘the curriculum of the dead’, it emphasises on the core subjects were outdated

Question 9

why did ball + bartlett criticise this system?

Answer 9

The pressures from marketisation have lead to schools:
- Cream-skimming – select higher ability students who gain the best results and cost less to teach.
- Silt-shifting – offloading students which learning difficulties who are expensive and get poor results.