tripartite system Flashcards
before 1944 what was education like
before 1944 people only had access to basic education up to 14 and secondary education had fees so the working class could not attend
what came with the 1944 education act
tripartite system
what are the 3 significant things about the tripartite sustem
free secondary education which was state maintained
selective due to 11+
3 types of school
describe grammar schools
those who passed the 11+ would have an academic education
describe secondary modern schools
those who failed the 11+ would receive a practical education
describe technical schools
thise who failed the 11+ would focus on art and science
these were more rare
what is the parity of esteem
each school was meant to be of equal status and quality
argument for - social mobility
allowed equality of access to education
w/c children benefitted from free education
opportunities for upward social mobility created therefore
argument for - talents
benefitted pupils and teachers as students going to school which benefitted their abilities
eg at grammar schools able students do olevels
argument for - grammar school
grammar schools are seen as centres of excellence
achieve best results and are the top state schools
arguments against - future
11+ too early to determine a child’s future leading to wasted talented, did not account for late developers
arguments against - m/c
nature of 11+ exam favoured the m/c as the style of language was hard for w/c to understand
arguments against - stigma
11+ created stigma or shame if you failed as you were seen intellectually inferior to those who passed
arguments against - unfair
1 in 4 were sent to the wrong school (research evidence)
system unfair as females and poc had to obtain a higher score than their counterparts in order to pass
arguments against - class structure
system was really divisive so reproduced class structure as m/c mainly went to grammar schools and w/c went to secondary modern schools
