new labour and privatisation Flashcards
1997 ( -2010)
- New Labour Government
- Tony Blair (1997 – 2007)
- Gordon Brown (2007 – 2010)
new Labour - Main aims
- To respond to increased competition due to globalisation
- Raising standards
- Equality of opportunity
- Increasing choice and diversity
new labour - Details of policies
- Reduced infant classes to a maximum of 30.
-Introduced numeracy and literacy hour in primary schools. - Allowed the creation of faith schools and specialist status schools and Sure Start.
- Set up Education Action Zones to help in areas of deprivation.
- Early academies increased standards in poor areas a lot
2000 City Academies (now known as Sponsored Academies) - introduced by?
Blair’s Labour Government
2000 City Academies - tackles?
Tackling educational underachievement within disadvantaged communities.
2000 City Academies - set up to…
improve underperforming schools in deprived areas and raise educational standards of disadvantaged pupils
2000 City Academies - involved?
Charities and corporations are involved in education and are able to operate schools. Ie. Ark and Harris
From 2010
schools were encouraged to leave the LEA control
Funding from LEA budgets was given directly to
academies through the central government, and they were given control of the curriculum
By 2012
over half of secondary schools converted to academies
- fastest growing type of school
Some academies are run by
private business
(these are sponsor-led academies)
Labour targeted
disadvantaged areas
the coalition government then allowed
any school to become an academy
(2010) and removed the focus on reducing inequality.
academy converter
Academies which have converted
(usually not sponsored by any corporation)
Large academy chains have been criticised for
- results >student welfare
- lack of accountability & transparency
- top-down approach
- high staff turnover
- how funds are spent
- “Executive Principals” with high salaries
- forced against their wishes
- Governance removing democracy
Criticisms of large academy chains academies - priorities
- way they operate their schools
- results being more of a
priority than student welfare.
Criticisms of large academy chains academies - lack of
accountability and transparency
lack of accountability and transparency within the local
community
Criticisms of large academy chains academies - staff
- high staff turnover
- = pupils within its schools are unable to form strong relationships with their
teachers
Criticisms of large academy chains academies - top-down approach
operated within a top-down approach rather than by the community.
Criticisms academies - funds
Questionable to how funds are spent, for example on
“Executive Principals” with high salaries
Criticisms academies - forced
A number of schools have been forced to become
academies against their wishes
Criticisms academies - governance
may be part of the academy-trust or linked to it, removing democracy
Criticisms of New Labour Policies - SALLY TOMLINSON
argues that the middle-classes have benefited from New Labour’s policies and that the focus on exam performance has
limited the educational experience of many pupils
What are academies?
Academies are not operated or funded by the LEA but
are now funded by government. They have more
freedoms on how they choose to operate
Outline two ways that education has become marketised. (4 marks)
*Schools now compete with each other. (1 mark).
* For example, schools are encouraged to improve their exam results and gain good Ofsted ratings in order to gain a good place in league tables. (1 mark)
* Private corporations are now more involved in education. (1 mark)
* For example, sponsored academies mean that private companies such as Ark
have more control over the delivery of schooling. (1 mark)
