1.7 The new labour government

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  • What are criticisms of new labour policies?
    They haven't improved equality of educational opportunity
    The gap between middle classes & working classes achievement continues to grow because of selection by cream skimming etc
    The private school system still means that those with money can get their children a better education
  • What are the positives of new labour policies?
    Standards have improved & there's greater choice and diversity
    SATs & GCSEs scores have improved significantly
    There is now a greater diversity of schools and a greater variety of subjects you can study (AS & A-levels, vocational A-levels & the mix and match curriculum
  • What policies to increase diversity & choice in education were made?
    Specialist schools
    SEN provision
    Faith schools expanded
  • What policies to reduce inequality of opportunity were made?

    Education action zones extra money for schools in deprived areas
    Sure start 12 hours a week free nursery for children aged 2-4
    Education maintenance allowance £30 a week to encourage students from low income households to stay on in 16-18 education
  • What policies to raise standards were made?
    Class sizes reduced to 30
    Literacy & numeracy hour
    Extension of school career & school day
    Tougher inspections
  • What are the three strands to the new labour's educational policies?
    Raising standards, increasing diversity and choice within education & improving equality of education
  • What can academies do?
    Allowed schools to have more choice on the curriculum
    They have more freedom over their finances and teacher's pay & conditions
  • What are academies?
    They are privately run but receive funding from the central government
  • What are the aims of specialist schools?
    To allow schools to specialise & excel
    Can select students who show they have an aptitude for the subject
    Gives parents more choice
  • What was the new labour government's strategy?
    Raised the leaving age of education to 18 in 2015
  • What were the new labour government's aims?
    To improve the workforce of the U.K. through a focus in work related learning and training through vocational education
  • Who was the prime minister?
    Tony Blair
  • What years was the new labour government?
    1997-2010