4 and 6 markers

• Outline the similarities between the functionalist and the Marxist views of education

  • It's an agency of secondary socialisation: Functionalists argue that education teaches pupils norms and values. Marxists say its capitalist norms and values

  • Selective role: it's a way of filtering people into different jobs (Davis and Moore: sifts and sorts)

  • Both are structural theories and education is seen as a key social institution within a larger social system

  •Focus on inequality in educational outcomes. Education teaches pupils that inequality is necessary (Functionalists: 😊 Marxists:😠)
• What is a criticism of marketisation policies regarding competition between schools?

  It may discourage cooperation among schools.
• How do marketisation policies lead to unfair selection practices?

  Schools 'cream skim' higher-achieving pupils.
• Which demographic is often 'cream skimmed' by schools under marketisation policies?

  White middle class students
• What is a consequence of marketisation policies on resources available for learning?

  Fewer resources are allocated for direct learning support.
• How does marketisation affect funding for less popular schools?

  They receive less funding through formula funding.
• What is a social consequence of marketisation policies in education?

  It reproduces class inequality among students.
• What happens to working class students in less popular schools due to marketisation policies?

  They are more likely to underachieve.
• What are the main criticisms of marketisation policies in education?

  • Assumes competition is desirable, discouraging cooperation.
  • Leads to unfair selection practices ('cream skimming').
  • Reduces resources for direct learning support.
  • Reproduces class inequality, affecting funding and achievement.