Marketisation - The Tripartite System

Question 1

What act intoduced the Tri-partite system

Answer 1

The Butler 1944 Act

Question 2

Strengths

Answer 2

 Gave children from a deprived
background the opportunity to a first
class education

 Gave the opportunity of
education for all up to 15 years of
age

 To reduce inequalities arising
from those attending paying schools

 Equality of opportunity due to
all pupils sitting the 11+ exam.

Question 3

Limitations

Answer 3

 Favoured rich and middle classes. Two thirds of
grammar school places were taken by middle class
pupils.

 The mainly working class pupils in secondary moderns were labelled as failures and so lacked the motivation to succeed

 Girls generally achieved better marks than boys in the 11+, yet the pass mark was set higher because there were less grammar school places for girls

 Grammar schools specialised in academic subjects leading to university and well paid jobs. Those attending Secondary modern were seen as failures and often not allowed to take exams

Question 4

Why was the Butler act introduced?