Outline and explain two ways in which educational policies reinforce inequalities in Educational outcomes.

Question 1

Point 1

Answer 1

open enrolement

• gave parents the right to choose more than one school, technically giving all parents the right to choose the ‘best schools’, middle class children have more effective choice than working class parents.
• this is because middle class parents have more culture capital then WC
• they have more educational background giving them Whereas WC parents dont, so they send there kid to the local schools
• schools also have catchment areas, which means they are more likely to get MC children coming to their school

Question 2

Point 2

Answer 2

League tables

• focus more on formal academic subjects such as English and maths which possibly disadvantages those children who are not good at formal academic subjects.
• Postmodernists would argue this is especially problematic in a postmodern society which is supposed to be more individualised