Education revision (SOCIAL POLICIES)
Educational Policy
1940s - Tripartite system. 1965 - Comprehensive schooling. New Labour policies for inequality. Conservative policies encouraged privitisation and marketisation.
The Tripartite system
1940s, two main types of secondary schools (grammar and secondary modern) with selection by 11+ exam. M.C pupils went to grammar school, W.C attended secondary modern.
The Comprehensive system
1965, abolished the 11+ exam and all pupils attended the same comprehensive school.
Marketisation - League tables.
Schools with good results encourage the best (usually M.C pupils). Less succesful schools end up with less-able students.
Marketisation - The funding formula.
Schools are funded on how many pupils they recruit, so good schools get more money and can improve staffing and resources.
New Labour policies.
1997-2010, aimed to reduce inequality by introducing - education action zones, aim higher programmes, education allowance for poorer 16-18 year olds, and increased funding for state education.
Conservative Policies
Post 2010, reduce role of state and move away from comprehensive. Academies - schools encouraged to become, funded by privately owned chains, some by government. Free schools - state funded but ser up and run by parents, teachers, religious groups. Spending cuts - cuts in gov spending (eg, in Sure Start). Grammar schools - discussion of reintroduction.
Education Reform Act
1988, created a national curriculum for controlling assesment at each end of for "Key Stages". Promoted market of school, competition, parental choice.