labour policy 1997-2010

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    • Attempted to overcome divide between vocational and academic qualifications
    • New Labour education policy from 1997 to 2010 was influenced by both social democratic and neoliberal perspectives.
    • The new labor paradox refers to the contradiction between new liberal policies to tackle inequalities and its commitment to marketisation.
    • Social democratic policies were designed to reduce inequalities.
    • Academies were established in partnership with employers and other sponsors to replace failing schools.
    • Academies provide high education in deprived areas.
    • Sponsors have a say in how the school is run and the curriculum.
    • These academies represent the sponsors.
    • Sure start was targeted at young children and provided free nursery education.
    • Sure start children centers were intended to tackle cultural deprivation areas to help the working class.
    • Educational action zones were established in the lowest-performing inner cities areas and involved co-operation between a variety of groups to try and raise standards.
    • The government was hostile towards private schools and ended the assisted place scheme.
    • The government encouraged private schools to help make state schools better.
    • Tomlinson criticizes education as being subordinated to the economy.
    • Labour inherited 196 specialist schools and by 2007 there were 2,500 specialist schools (75%).
    • Competition was higher according to sally Thomlinson in 2005, with the middle class gaining the most from school choice.
    • The government supported for pre-school nursery education increased.
    • Specialist schools give parents more choice and increase competition.
    • The 2006 education and inspection act gave greater freedom into setting their own admissions to specialist schools.
    • Non-Christian faiths could set up their schools under the 2006 education and inspection act.
    • New labor and neoliberalism saw the main role of education as providing the skills and knowledge required by the workforce in an increasingly competitive global society.
    • All education was vocational education according to Tomlinson.
    • The new deal for young people expanded partnership had some success in getting unemployed into work, but it didn't last long.
    • Critics such as melissa Benn criticize new labor for introducing greater privatization, which removes democratic accountability.
    • Gilborn and youdell (2000) suggest education triage, with three categories: easily will get A-C, borderline, and hopeless cases.
    • The education maintenance allowance gave students aged 16-19 a weekly allowance for low income.
    • The government wanted lower class to go to university.
    • The government introduced stricter Ofsted guidance for improving failing schools.
    • The government introduced the introduction of tuition fees in 1998.
    • Were new labor so new  ​
      • They were influenced by both social democratic and neoliberal perspectives ​
      • Benn sees a contradiction between new liberal policies to tackle inequalities and it commitment to marketisation called the new labor paradox  ​
      • Social democratic policies ‘new labor policies were designed to reduce inequalities​
    • Educational action zone ​
      Established in lowest-performing inner cities areas​
      Involved co-operation between a variety of groups to try and raise standards ​
    • Nursery education  ​
      Gov supported for pre-school nursery education increased ​
    • Vocational education ​
      Wanted lower class to go to university ​
    • Academies2001 ​
      Should be established in partnership with employers and other sponsors to replace failing schools ​
      Provides high education in deprived areas ​
      Sponsor have say in how school is run and curriculum ​
      These academies represent the sponsors​
    • Introducing of tuition fees -1998​
    • stricter osfed guidance ​
      Improving failing schools​
    • Academies2001 ​
      Should be established in partnership with employers and other sponsors to replace failing schools ​
      Provides high education in deprived areas ​
      Sponsor have say in how school is run and curriculum ​
      These academies represent the sponsors​
    • Sure start1999 ​
      Targeted at young children  ​
      Free nursery education  ​
      Sure, start children centers  ​
      Intention was to tackle cultural deprivation areas to help the working class  ​
    • private schools ​
      Gov hostile towards private schools ​
      Ended assisted place scheme ​
      Encouraged private schools to help make state schools better ​
    • Education maintenance allowance ​
      Gave students 16-19 a week allowance for low income ​
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