policies

Question 1

what is the butler act ? 1944

Answer 1

• this act established free national education for all between the ages of 5-14 years old.
• free milk
• provides hot meals ( and free school meals for low income families)

Question 2

how did the butler act change in 1947

Answer 2

the leaving age in schools changed from 14 to 15

Question 3

what does “in loco parentis” mean and how is it relevant to the 1944 butler act

Answer 3

it means “in place of the parents”

the butler act made the education system cater to parents needs as well as children

Question 4

what does parity of esteem mean?

Answer 4

it means quality of status (social opinion)

Question 5

what is the tripartite system 1944

Answer 5

aimed to give everyone an equal chance
all students had to take a test at 11 which determined whether or not they will go to a grammar school, technical school or a secondary modern school.

Question 6

in 1965, what did labour do to improve the education system

hint; comprehensive schools

Answer 6

labour sent message to all local authorities asking them (a suggestion not law) to become comprehensives
most did

Question 7

how many grammar schools remain in the UK today

Answer 7

164

Question 8

what is yts and which government brought it into place

Answer 8

youth training scheme
conservative
the government paid schools to employ someone who just left school and give them employable skills

Question 9

why did the conservative government cut spending on the education system in 1979

Answer 9

bc small businesses werent getting enough money

economy needed to grow

Question 10

what year was the education reform act

Answer 10

1988

Question 11

name some things the education reform act did to help improve educational standards

Answer 11

• formula funding: money allocated to the school per pupil. now schools compete for pupils
• national curriculum was created
• national testing for 7,11,14 and 16 year olds
• Ofsted was introduced
• league tables

Question 12

who said (1997) that 25%-50% of parents couldn’t get their child into the school of their choice

Answer 12

judd

Question 13

from 1997-2010 what party were in government

Answer 13

labour !

Question 14

which government introduced one hour of numeracy and literacy a day in all primary schools

Answer 14

labour !

Question 15

in 1997 what was introduced in universities

Answer 15

tuition fees and student loans

Question 16

what does education action zone mean

and which government introduced it

Answer 16

labour

money allocated to schools in deprived areas

Question 17

name some policies the coalition government brought in in 2010-2015

Answer 17

sure start: early childcare
aim higher: helping you get into uni
new start: misbehaving teens
city academies: deprived areas had more freedom
EMA: educational maintenance allowance

Question 18

what % of British schools are now academies

Answer 18

50%

Question 19

give some examples of how privatisation changed education

Answer 19

• league tables made it competitive
• Ofsted meant failing schools were high lighted
• exam boards were owned by companies so students learn things the company wants

Question 20

in 2012 what were tuition fees increased to per year

Answer 20

£9000

Question 21

what is PISA and how did Ofsted use this to cause a panic in British schools

Answer 21

programme for international student assessment

to highlight our poor performance compared to the rest of the world

Question 22

who was in power in 1979-1997

Answer 22

conservative

Question 23

who was in power in 1997-2010

Answer 23

labour

Question 24

who was in power in 2010-2015

Answer 24

coalition