government policies

• triparte system 1944 

  • children are allocated into 3 school types (grammar, secondary modern, technical) 
  • based off the results from 11+ exams, decides career path (academic + vocational) 
  • Reproduces inequality by channeling 2 social classes into 2 different types of schoor = unequal
• comprehensivivation 1965 

  • didn't end educational inequality because grammar and secondary modern divide still exist
  • + decision to be part of this system is left to local authority
• Parentocracy = illegitimate - Gerwitz 1995

  •   privileged skilled choosers - middle class, uses economic + cultural capital to gain educational capital for children
  •   disconnected local choosers- working class, restricted due to lack of cultural + economic value capital, less aware
  •   semi-skilled choosers - working class (ambitious), flacks cultural capital, relies on other people's opinion on schools
• Marketisation (1998)

  • encourages competition
  • raises standards of the school in order to achieve higher 
  • attracts more students to get higher funding
• two policies establishing marketisation

  • publication  of league tables + ofsted reports
  • tuition fees
• education is a source of profit for private companies through academy chains