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• IQ seen as the best way of allocation students to the different types of schools
• Market element into the education system and reducing the control of the state
• Key aspects: Diversification (new types of schools created), creation of consumer markets (schools assessed and ranked) and parents choice (parents with a good academic background will be better equipped to pick a good school -Key study Stephen Ball-)
• Schools have got a set curriculum to deliver . If all are taught the same, you can do standardised testing to put students into league tables
• Open days have changed as both parent and child goes
• 1980- Children get a say in the school they pick