selection policies

• plans for education introduced by the government
• LEFT WING (LABOUR) - education role to reduce SC inequalities and focus on underachieving groups to be equal, all children need equal opportunities aim to target disadvantaged with policies to reduce inequalities to be meritocratic and increase achievement
• RIGHT WING (CONSERVATIVE) - education role to provide choice and competition look to private sector to incorporate approach own responsibility for achievement and marketisation is vital to raise standards
• 5 issues

  1. selection policies - should schools be able to select pupils?
  2. marketisation+privitisation - should state schools be ran like a business or given private companies to run?
  3. policies to achieve greater equality of opportunity - or do policies make greater inequality?
  4. impact of policies on SG achievement - what extent to polciies improve their achievement?
  5. impact of globalisation on educational policy
• selection policies - entry test system to select best school for pupil

  positively impacts schools image and parents will promote pupil progress
• 1. selection by ability - select pupils from academic ability eg. butler act 11+ exam tripartite system pass = grammar fail = sec modern or tech school

  AO3 - m/c bias, reproduced sc inequality and gender as few places for girls in grammar schools

  NOW BANNED IN STATE FUNDED ONLY PRIVATE
• 2. selection by aptitude - selected on potential to be good in some subjects specialist shcools can choose 10% aptitude basis
• 3. selection by faith - those selected based on their religious belief and commitment by parents

  AO3 - evidence of cream skimming in high achieving schools