Raising standards of education Flashcards
The Education Reform Act 1988 - League tables, ofsted (Labour)
National curriculum brought in - standardised education for all students with aim of raising standards + ensure level of education accessed
SATs way of assessing quality of education delivered to students + tracked progress to ensure working at certain level
League Tables - raised competition between schools and colleges which created competition to be the best school
Ofsted - quality assurance body created to check level of education suitable in school through detailed and rigorous inspection + report published publicly
Curriculum 2000 and the National Literacy strategy (Labour)
Tony Blair party (social democratic ideological pov)
completely revised A level introduced:
- entirely modular where candidates took modules as proceeded through course + examined throughout course
- Split into As and A2 assessment take place in January and June of both years
- more flexible,broken up way of studying less stressful and allows understanding in more depth
Adaption of Academies - Academisation (Coalition)
Cameron + Clegg 2010 (mainly New right)
schools or colleges graded as inadequate by Ofsted were forced to become academies
removes LEAs from the funding process and places funding directly into the hands of central government. Local sponsors are encouraged to provide additional funding (for tax benefits), and schools can become part of an multi-academy trust (MAT) in which several schools pool resources and share good practice.Schools also gain autonomy over the content they teach, and the teachers they can employ.
allows control to push for highest standards
GCSE and A level Reform 2015 (coalition) 2015 -2024
Cameron + Clegg (Largely New Right)
reformed A Level - undoing curriculum 2000
- moved to linear course, mainly by exam + other types of assessments only when testing essential skills needed
- tests take place at end of course where they had no modules
As and A2 levels de - occupied As results don’t count towards A level, A levels designed by exam boards to be taught alongside first year
Universities play greater role for new qualification by assessing more rigorously focus on application of knowledge of exams
