Marketisation

• Who talks about the education triage?


  Gillborn and Youdell
• What is the education triage?


  It's when schools categorise students as the ones who have the potential to pass, the hopeless and the for sure passers. Then they give all their attention to those who will give them a good rep on the league tables.
• Criticisms of marketisation:

  "Myth of parentocracy"

  "Educational triage"

  "Teaching the test"

  "Selective rather than open enrolment"
• Impacts of marketisation:

  • Increased choice of schools
  • More private investment in education
  • Increased university attendance
  • Improvements in GCSE and A level pass rates
• How has it been achieved?

  The development of the education market came with the 1988 Education Reform Act. It gave parents greater choice of where to send their children, while also creating the national curriculum as a framework of educational standards. Which allowed schools to be compared against each other based on their results.
• What is it?

  It is when market forces are applied to the education system. Which Promotes more choice in the type of education students receive. While also promoting competition between institutions for students -- raising standards.
• What is the main topic of the video discussed in the study material?

  The marketization of education
• What does the term "marketization of education" refer to?


  The application of market principles to the education system
• How long has marketization been dominant in the UK education system?


  For the past 30 years
• What are two obvious features of marketization in education?


  Promoting choice and competition
• How does promoting choice in education benefit students?

  It increases the likelihood of finding the right provider for their needs
• What is the role of competition among educational providers in marketization?


  It encourages schools to strive to be the best choice for students
• How is the student viewed in the context of marketization?


  As a consumer of goods whose needs must be met
• What significant act began the development of the education market in the UK?

  The Education Reform Act of 1988