new labour polcies 1997-2010

Question 1

EMA aims and impact

Answer 1

-low income 16-18 yr olds got £30 a week to help travel costs and resources
-IMPACT: contradicted benefits as labour made higher fees for higher ED (£3000 a year) so put of poorer pupils going.

Question 2

NEW LABOUR POLICIES 1997-2010
creating equality of opportunity
SURE START aims and impact

Answer 2

-pre school cnetres for deprived areas to support ED and health
-IMPACT: m/c took advantage

Question 3

creating equality of opportunity
excellence in cities and impact

Answer 3

-gave resources to schools in deprived areas to equip them
-IMPACT: didnt work to close gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged

Question 4

creating equality of opportunity
intro of higher ED fees

Answer 4

-at £3000 per year was criticised as according to callender and jackson it created poorer pupils fearing debt amongst them which made them put of UNI.

Question 5

meeting needs of economy
vocational GCSES and alevels aims and impact

Answer 5

-AIM= introduced health and social care and applied science.
-IMPACT= created class divisons as higher proportion of w/c would take these.

Question 6

meeting needs of economy
raising school leaving age aims and impacts

Answer 6

-AIM= stay in ED till 18 to create a more qualified workforce
-IMPACT=not yet enforced
can still drop out young

Question 7

raising standards/marketisaton/parental choice
specialist schools

Answer 7

-AIMS=schools focusing on particular subjects - provided choice for pupils
-IMPACT= aspect benefited the middle class, did little to reduce to class gap achievement

Question 8

raising standards/marketisaton/parental choice
city academies

Answer 8

-AIMS= failing schools in deprived areas given more funding from sponsers and be re branded
-IMPACT= when schools improved, m/c tried to get their kids in as they were ‘privledged school chooosers’ but it didnt lead to better schools

Question 9

raising standards/marketisaton/parental choice
value added league tables
(amount of progress students make towards target grade)

Answer 9

-AIM= exam results put on league tables to show progres pupils made rather than raw achievements
-IMPACTS= harder for schools to manipulate but selective schools w more able pupils will still do better.