Policy/reform Flashcards
What is the 1970 Forster act
This tried to fill the gaps within state run education to make sure children had access to education up until the age of 10
What is the fisher education act 1918
Made attendance compulsory until the age of 14
What is the butler education act
Made up of the tripartite system and 11+
Tripartite system meant that every child had to go to primary school from the ages of 5 and 11, and then were sent to either for 3 schools based of their 11+ test score.
What is the development of comprehensive 1965-1979
This abolished the 11+ exam and three types of secondary schools were ordered to become comprehensives, which have no selection at all and are taught a range of academic and vocational subjects
What are the conservative policies (new right)
New vocationalise- a response to youth unemployment in the 70s which led t the introduction of training schemes and vocational qualifications
1989 education reform act
What is the 988 education reform act
Introduced marketisation into the education system, this meant that they were funded based on how many pupils attended there, which meant parents chose which school to send their children to, it introduced the following measures;
- formula funding
- parental choice
- league tables
- national curriculum
- OFSTED
What is labours education policy 1997-2010
To tackle inequality, increase equality of opportunity and diversity and drive up standards.
What are some of the policies introduced in the new labour education policy
Faith schools- for the first time the government encouraged non Christian schools as they tended to achieve better results
Sure start schemes- in Italy created in areas of deprivation in order to give children a better start in life, centres that bring together a range of services.
Education action zones- places given extra money for education to counter deprivation
Literacy and numeracy hours
