privatisation Flashcards
what are indpendant schools?
-fee paying schools
-free from gov control
what are public schools?
-expensive elite independent schools
-huge advantage
-high status
-best unis
advantages of private ED?
-good at keeping children in school
-better resources
-smaller class sizes
- get to top unis
-high standards
disadvantages of private ED?
-increase inequality (rich kids will go to the better schools)
-drain good teachers from state system
- quality of teachers isn’t always best
what is privatisation?
-services that were once owned and provided by the state are transferred to private companies e.g prisons , railway
what is endogenous privatisation?
privatisation w the ED system where school, colleges and unis begin to operate more like a priv business.
examples of endogenous privatisation?
e.g ofsted and league tables
-same as marketisation
-schools free from local authority control like free schools, academies
-competition between schools
-performance related pay for teachers
- formula funding = schools given more money the more pupils they attract
what is exogenous privatisation?
-privitisation from outside school system - opening up state ED to private profit making business
examples of exogenous privatisation?
-external companies in schools
-academy chains
-branding of schools e.g company designing logos and websites
- school services providdd by external contractors e.g ICT, catering
-private companies for examination e.g AQA
advantages of privatisation?
-new right say privatisation is good as services from gov are not efficient and wasteful
-private companies raise standards
-and more cost effective
disadvantages of privatisation?
-inequalities as u need the money to be able to access this advancement
-marxists say it’s example of capitalisation seeping into all places of life and public services
examples of exogenous privatisation
-academy chains run by business
-external catering companies providing food
-companies such as tutor 2U providing teacher resources
examples of endogenous privatisation
-league tables
-formula funding
-performance related pay for teachers (more money if you get better exam results)
