The New Labour Government 1997-2010

Question 1

What did the New Labour Gov aim to do?

Answer 1

Aimed to put a mix of both left wing and right wing marketisation policies to get rid of class inequality but to keep driving up standards within schools.

Question 2

Left-wing Policy: Sure Start

Answer 2

Provided free nursery education in deprived areas, to create equal opportunity to boost long term educational performance.

Question 3

Left-wing Policy: EMA

Answer 3

Provided low-income families with up to £30 a week for educational resources, intended to reduce dropout rates by making education affordable.

Question 4

Left-wing Policy: FSM

Answer 4

Low-income children got free school meals to try and ensure that hunger didn’t stop them learning, reducing class inequality.

Question 5

Left-wing Policy: Excellence in Cities

Answer 5

Extra resources given to inner city schools in deprived areas to improve the results for disadvantaged children.

Question 6

Right-wing Policy: Specialist Schools

Answer 6

Schools could specialise in 10 areas in order to increase choice as well as to meet the needs of individual children.

Question 7

Right-wing Policy: Value Added On League Tables

Answer 7

How much progress a student made instead of just their achievements, to drive up standards by encouraging more competition. Measured effectiveness in teaching all pupils, not just those who got A*s.

Question 8

Right-wing Policy: Tuition Fees

Answer 8

Introduced at £1000 per year then rose to £4000 per year. To improve standards at university by being able to afford more resources/facilities.

Question 9

Right-wing Policy: The New Deal

Answer 9

Gave companies money to employ young people to prevent young people from joining the ranks of the long term unemployed.

Question 10

Direct Evaluation of the New Labour Gov:

Answer 10

Parents still used cultural capital, made contradictory policies, tuition fees discouraged the WC from going to university, spent too much money that they couldn’t afford.