1988 education act
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- 1988 education act
- SAT's
- measures can be taken to improve the performance of children who are below the expected level, as well as the performance of schools whose students fall below the national targets
- aim to measure student's performance against national targets so that parents and schools can see how a child is performing for their age
- in 2008 the government removed the test at key stage 3
- students progress was to be assessed formally by their teachers and by national tests in the core subjects at the end of key stages
- league tables
- aim was to create more competition between schools and lead to higher standards
- allowed parents to make comparisons between schools more easily
- some provide raw results only
- introduced to provide information about the performance of schools
- seen as leading to improvements by some, but as creating more inequality by others
- others use a value added measure showing the progress of students
- marketisation
- more freedom for schools
- consumer choice and competition
- funding based on student numbers
- schools must provide a prospectus and publish exam results
- focus on parental choice
- national curriculum
- one aim has been to provide greater quality of education for all by ensuring that all students take the same subjects
- established a number of core subjects: English, maths and science which all students aged 5-16 must study
- also foundation subjects.g. history and geography which must be studied to key stage 3
- introduced in September 1989 in all state schools in England and Wales
- SAT's
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