educational policy

• What does the picture illustrate about education?

  There are winners and losers in education
• What is one way the education system treats pupils unfairly?

  Through negative labelling of pupils
• What should you list regarding your school learning experiences?

  Knowledge, skills, attitudes, or behaviours
• What question does the topic raise about hurdles in education?

  Does everyone face the same hurdles?
• What should students know after studying this topic?

  • Functions of education identified by functionalists
  • Neoliberal and New Right views on market role in education
  • Different Marxist views on education's role
  • Evaluation of functionalist, neoliberal, New Right, and Marxist views
• What do functionalists identify as the functions of education?

  Functions of education that support societal stability
• What is the neoliberal view of the role of the market in education?

  Education should operate like a market
• What do New Right views emphasize regarding education?

  Market-driven approaches improve education quality
• What do Marxists believe about the role of education?

  It reproduces and legitimizes class inequality
• What should you be able to do regarding different views of education?

  Evaluate functionalist, neoliberal, New Right, and Marxist views
• What impact has educational policy had on society?

  It has had a profound impact.
• What was the tripartite system's role in education?

  It legitimised inequality in education.
• When was the comprehensive schooling system introduced?

  1965
• What did New Labour policies aim to do regarding inequality?

  They sought to reduce inequality.
• How have conservative policies reintroduced inequality?

  By encouraging privatisation and marketisation.
• What were the two main types of secondary schools in the tripartite system?

  • Grammar schools
  • Secondary modern schools
• What was the selection method for the tripartite system?

  Selection was by the 11+ exam.
• Who mostly attended grammar schools under the tripartite system?

  Most middle-class pupils.
• Who mostly attended secondary modern schools under the tripartite system?

  Most working-class pupils.
• What change did the comprehensive system introduce regarding the 11+ exam?

  It abolished the 11+ exam.
• How does the funding formula affect schools?

  Schools are funded based on pupil recruitment.
• What is the purpose of league tables in marketisation policies?

  To encourage the best pupils to attend good schools.
• What were the key New Labour policies introduced from 1997 to 2010?

  • Education Action Zones
  • Aim Higher programmes
  • Education Maintenance Allowance
  • Increased funding for state education
• What is the aim of the Education Maintenance Allowance?

  To support poorer 16-18-year-olds.
• What do conservative policies post-2010 reflect?

  Neo-liberal thinking about reducing state role.
• What are academies in the context of conservative policies?

  Schools encouraged to become independently funded.
• What are free schools?

  State-funded but run by various groups.
• What has been a consequence of spending cuts in education?

  Reduced funding for programs like Sure Start.
• What has been discussed in parliament regarding grammar schools?

  The reintroduction of grammar schools.