Types of schools LT4

Question 1

Private schools

Answer 1

Fee paying and selective

Question 2

who favours private schools?

Answer 2

New right

Question 3

why does new right favour private schools?

Answer 3

• Not restricted by government education policy, freedom & choice
• Parents have greater choice
• Top of league tables

Question 4

who is critical of private schools?

Answer 4

Marxists

Question 5

why are marxist critical of private schools?

Answer 5

• Splits society into two (WC & MC)
• Comprehensive schools will never truly be comprehensive, don’t have upper MC pupils
• recreates class structure

Question 6

What is the tripartite system?

Answer 6

Children’s ability was tested at 11 (11+ exam). Based on these results children went to one of three types of school which was designed to meet a students needs.

Question 7

What are the 3 types of schools?

Answer 7

Grammar: Passed 11+ exam (academic)

Secondary modern: Failed 11+ exam (practical)

Technical: Failed 11+ exam (arts & science)

Question 8

Why was Tripartite system favoured by Functionalists ?

Answer 8

• WC benefited from free secondary, Social Mobility (Davis and Moore)
• Student allocated to schools appropriate for their talents
• Grammar school excellent exam results

Question 9

Why is the Tripartite system criticised?

Answer 9

• 11 is to early to determine child’s future, wasted talent due to late developers
• 11+ favoured MC students, style of language
• Reproduced class structure & Myth of meritocracy (Bowles and Gintis)

Question 10

Comprehensive schools

Answer 10

Free school (state maintained)

Non-selective

Mixed ability and social background

Question 11

Why are comprehensive schools favoured?

Answer 11

• Breaks down social barriers
• Prevents wasted talent
• Equality of educational opportunity

Question 12

Why are comprehensive schools criticised?

Answer 12

• Negative consequences: brighter students held back and lower ability students find to difficult
• Obtain worst exam results
• Setting and streaming - mini tripartite system

Question 13

What are the 3 main types of selection by schools?

Answer 13

Selection of ability

Selection of aptitude

Selection of faith

Question 14

what does selection of ability involve?

Answer 14

academic ability and assessment in the form of intelligence test

Question 15

what does selection of aptitude involve?

Answer 15

Based on perceived skills & talents in certain subject areas

Question 16

what does selection of faith involve?

Answer 16

Faith schools select a proportion of pupils based on religion

Question 17

Admissions policies

Answer 17

aims to ensure that all young people have equality of education opportunity

Question 18

Open enrolment and parental choice

Answer 18

allows parents to choose any state school for child however popular schools fill quickly

Question 19

why is open enrolment critical?

Answer 19

Expressing a preference of school rather than a real choice

Question 20

What happens in admissions to over subscribed schools?

Answer 20

pupils are admitted based on over subscribed criteria

Question 21

who is given priority in over subscribed admissions?

Answer 21

pupils with siblings, children in care and live in school catchment area

Question 22

what are the social class issues of admission polices?

Answer 22

middle class students can afford to live in catchment areas so more likely to secure place in high achieving schools

Question 23

Tough and Brooks (2007) - Covert Selection

Answer 23

schools ‘cherry pick’ pupils likely to be high ability and social class with well off parents