Marketisation Flashcards
What is marketisation
It is used to refer to a trend in education policy from the 1980s where schools were encouraged to compete against each other and act more like private businesses rather than institutions under the control of local government
Education reform act 1988
Introduced
Open enrolment- parents have greater choice of where to send there child
National curriculum- a framework of educational standards
Standardised testing- allows schools to be compared with others based on their results
Formula funding
Schools receive a share of the local education authority budget- schools received a specific amount per pupil, meaning that schools could compete with one another to gain additional funding based upon the number of enrolments they had
League tables and ofsted
Comparison between schools was made more accessible. Allows parents to see consequence of standardised exams and judgments on the quality of provision at a school
new universities
increased choice in higher education
new labour 1997-2010
marketisation was expanded through a range of educational policies
introduction of academies
growth of specialist schools
faith schools
introduction of tuition fees
coalition 2010-2015
expansion of academies- increased the market
pupil premium
reforms to curriculum
progress 8
free schools
increased tuition fees
pupil premium
additional funds allocated to schools for students of low income families further expanded competition between schools for funding
impacts of marketisation
increased choice of schools
more private investment in education
increased university attendance
improved in GCSE grades and A levels
criticisms of marketisation
myth of pantocracy
selective rather than open enrolment
teaching the test
educational triage
