The coalition government

Cards (13)

What party ran the coalition government?
Conservative and Lib Dem
What did they change and why?
They changed the academies programme so that any school which achieved OFSTED outstanding could become an academy without a sponser
What happened to failing schools?
Failing schools became sponsored academies, advancing the privatisation of the education sector
What did they introduce?
Free schools
Explain free schools
They could be set up by parents, teacher, or religious groups and don't have to teach the national curriculum. They thought this would provide more choice in disadvantaged areas
Who is the education secretary?
Micheal Grove
What did Micheal Grove do?
Changed the structure of A level exams to linear
What did they remove from GCSE?
Coursework and modular exams
What did they introduce to the primary school curriculum?
More formal grammar
Did they change the national curriculum?
yes
Why did they introduce pupil premium?
To improve pupils educational experience as it gave extra funding to schools who had children qualify for free school meals
What are 2 weaknesses?
In disadvantaged areas free schools and academies attracted the best teachers disadvantaging the other schools further
Uni tuition fees were raised to £9000, which put WC students off going to uni, thus making uni more socially exclusive
What is a weakness of pupil premium?
It is difficult to work out whether the pupil premium actually helped those on free school meal as or was just absorbed into the school budget