1988 ed reform act

• encourages market based competition in ed to raise standards
• introduced greater parental choice and control over state ed
• opts out of LEA control
• formula funding - funding based on number of students

  • encourages schools to increase demand
• league tables - show parents how well schools are doing
• marketisation and parentocracy - schools compete for pupils

  • parents = consumers
• OFSTED - regulates and inspects schools
• national curriculum - all students teach the same basic subjects
• TICK OFSTED is meritocratic
• TICK competition increases standards
• TICK parentocracy - ed is responsive to local needs
• X selection by mortgage - prices out poorer parents
• X m/c had more effective choice because of their higher levels of cultural capital
• X pressure to perform - rationing ed - A-C economy and ed triage