Role Of Education- The New Right

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

Role should be to raise standards. Views related to the Conservative party (thatchers government in 80s. Neil bed education based on meritocracy. Overhauled tripartite system (1a plus which sorted into technical, secondary modern and grammar as linked to class ) and introd comps. Believes there should be parentocracy and individual make choices . Brough in the educational reform act 1988

Question 2

Vocationalism/apprenticeships

Answer 2

intoduced in the 80s (work based learning) aimed to raise standards of working class/ those not in maintstream education. Thatcher shut the mines so millions were unemployed and new vocationalise created as a way to fix this as meant bad economy and not globally competitive. Left wing critical of these as says it’s just trying to mask or fix unemployment but in reality they only learn basic skills for low wages/ be exploited. In 2015 David Cameron re launched these as apprenticeships

Question 3

Free schools

Answer 3

An example of parentocracy. Gov.uk says free schools are ‘set up in areas that they are needed’. Set up by often middle class parents, need a good knowledge of education, qualifications so often set up in middle class areas and have a lot of funding/ technology available

Question 4

Grammar schools

Answer 4

S tate funded but gain more money than state schools (12.5k a head compared to 3-5k in state). Have to sit the 11+ and mainly benefit the middle classes as they have the means to pay for tutors and gain an Elitest form of education for their children

Question 5

Reverting back to linear alevel/new gcse grading system

Answer 5

tory brought in linear a level in 2016/15, more rigorous testing and content and assessed at the end of two years rather than the modular approach intoduced by labour. Aimed to promote competition and raise standards, helps differentiate students further with regards to abilities / meritocracy in those achieving 9s