Social Developments: Developments for Schools and Higher Education Flashcards
What pledge did Tony Blair fulfil with schools in 2001?
Got class sizes to be under 30 students per class
What type of schools did Labour continue to make?
Comprehensive schools
What agenda was pushed by Blair in the 2000 Learning Skills Act?
Making failing secondary state schools into ‘academies’
How many times more academies were there in 2007 compared to 1997?
3 times more academies
How many new schools were created during Blair’s time as Prime Minister?
1000 new schools
What percentage of the British GDP did Labour raise their education spending to?
Raised it to 5.5%
What was the significance of the rise in British GDP proportion being spent on education under Labour?
It was the highest out of any other Western nation
How much was spent on education in Brown’s March 2000 Budget?
£1 billion
When was the Education Maintenance Allowance Act passed?
1999
What did the 1999 EMA do?
Gave 16-19 year olds £30 a week if they attended all of their lessons
What would be a benefit for many working class 16-19 year olds if they were on EMA?
It was more likely they would get higher qualifications
Between which years did the amount the government made from overseas university student fees a year double?
Between 1998 and 2004
When were tuition fees introduced? (To the month)
September 1998
What were tuition fees initially at annually?
£1000 a year
How many times more women were in higher education in 2006 compared to 1995?
Twice as many women
