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Topic 6- Educational Policy and Inequality Flashcards

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1
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what year did the coalition government come into place

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2010

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2
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what political party is the coalition government?

2 parties

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conservatives and liberal democrats

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what are 4 key things coalition government implicated in education?

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free schools
linear a levels
pupil premium
globalisation

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4
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explain free schools

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ran by parents without a curriculum to increase choice in disdvantaged areas

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5
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explain linear a levels

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exams would be at the end of the course and coursework was removed from the majority of subjects

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6
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explain pupil premium

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schools with children receiving free school meals get extra funding to improve educational experiences

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7
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explain globalisation

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to increase standards and competition the education system competed with the whole world to improve it

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8
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who was the education secretary who made significant changes to a levels?

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michael gove

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9
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which education change was made in 1988?

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the educational reform act

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10
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what year did the educational reform act come into place?

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1988

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who was the prime minister when the ERA was introduced?

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margaret thatcher

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12
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define cultural capital

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the knowledge, attitudes and abilities of the middle class

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13
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who was the prime minister when New Labour were in government?

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Tony Blair

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14
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what happened between 1997 and 2010?

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new labour

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15
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give 3 examples of interventionist policies

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class size
maths and english
university

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16
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what did New Labour do to class sizes?

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reduced them to a max of 30 pupils

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17
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what did New Labour say about maths and english

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in schools they should have a maths and a literacy hour every day

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18
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what did New Labour do about gender equality?

2 actions

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  • gave schools extra money to use for boys to improve their writing
  • encouraged girls to take subjects they were interested in like sciences
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19
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name the 5 strategies New Labour implicated to reduce social class inequality

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sure start
EMA
EAZ
FSM
academies

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20
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what is sure start?

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free childcare age 0-2
early education for some 3-4

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21
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what is EMA

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education maintenance areas
some sixth formers got £30 a week for good attendance

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22
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what is EAZ

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education action zones
the government gave more money to disadvantaged areas

23
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what is FSM

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free school meals for poorer families

24
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what are academies

A

schools that partner with local business sponsors

25
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what is New Labours paradox?

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they said they wanted to decrease inequality but actually increased it in some of the strategies they implicated

26
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give an example of proof of new Labours paradox

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encouraging going to university and increasing participation did decrease inequality but putting a price on it created a barrier for those with economical struggles creating a divide

27
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what year was the tripartite put into place?

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1944

28
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what is the act called that bought in the tripartite system?

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1944 education act

29
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what 3 schools are in the tripartite system?

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grammar schools
secondary modern schools
technical schools

30
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features of a grammar school

4

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  • academic curriculum
  • access to non manual jobs and higher education
  • needed to pass the 11+
  • mainly middle class
31
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features of a secondary modern school

4

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  • non academic ‘practical’ curriculum
  • access to manual work
  • for pupils who didn’t pass 11+
  • mainly working class
32
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what did the tripartite reproduce?

2

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  • class inequality
  • gender inequality
33
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what did the tripartite system legitimate?

A

inequality

34
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how did the tripartite system legitimate inequality?

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through the ideology that ability is inborn so children can be judged at a young age.

35
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what year was comprehensive schools introduced?

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1965

36
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what was the aim of comprehensive schools?

A

to make education more meritocratic

37
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why were some grammar schools kept?

A

comprehensive schools were optional so some areas kept them.

38
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what is the marxist view of comprehensives?

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  • not meritocratic
  • reproduces class inequality due to labelling and streaming
39
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what is the functionalist view on comprehensives?

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  • more meritocatic as it gives pupils a longer time to show their abilities
40
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how has marketisation created an ‘education market’

2

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  • reducing direct state control over education
  • increasing competition between school and parents choice over them
41
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what government policy made marketisation?

A

the 1988 education reform act

42
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what policies were introduced to promote marketisation?

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  • publication of league tables
  • businesses sponsoring schools
  • open enrolment
  • specialist schools
  • formula funding
  • schools being allowed to opt out of local authority control- become academies
  • schools competing to attract pupils
  • tuition fees for higher education
  • allowing parents to set up free schools
43
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what did miriam david 1993 describe marketisation as?

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parentocracy- power shifts from producers and goes to consumers (parents)

44
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what is cream skimming?

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schools can be more selective so choose their customers and recruit high achievers so they can gain advantage

45
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what is silt shifting?

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schools avoid taking less able students who are likely to get poor results so it doens’t damage the league table position

46
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what is the funding formula?

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the more pupils they attract the more they get the more funding they get so can fund higher quality teachers. leaves less popular schools with less money overall.

47
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what are priveleged skilled choosers?

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  • mainly professional middle-class parents who can use their cultural and economic capital to gain an educational one.
  • possessed culture capital and had knowledge of schools and how they work
  • economic capital meant they could afford for their children to go to the best school whether that be travelling further or paying for trips.
48
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what are disconnected local choosers?

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  • working class parents that are restricted by lack of cultural and economic capital
  • found it difficult to understand school procedures and less aware of choices.
  • prioritised safety and quality of the school over league tables and long term ambition
  • distance was a restriction of choice. funds are limited so nearest school was usually the best
49
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what are semi skilled choosers?

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  • mainly working class but were ambitious for their children. still lacked cultural capital and misunderstood education market.
  • frustrated with inability to get their children at the school they want
50
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what are the 3 types of parents that gewirtz found after a study in London?

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semi skilled choosers
priveliged skilled choosers
disconnected local choosers

51
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what is the myth of parentocracy?

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  • ball believes marketisation only gives an appearance of parentocracy and that it doesn’t actually exist.
  • it makes it appear that parents have the same freedom to send their children to what school they want.
  • Gewirtz shows that middle class parents are better able to take advantage of the choices available.
52
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what is fragmentation?

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comprehensive system is being replaced by a patchwork of diverse provision a lot involving private providers which leads to greater inequality in opportunities

53
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what is centralisation of control?

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  • central government has the power to allow or require schools to become academies or allow FSM to be set up. these schools are funded by the government.
  • rapid growth has led to reduced role of elected local authorities.
54
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what is cola-isation

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  • brands and vending machine on school premises, developing brand loyalty through logos and sponsorships.

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