Social Policy in Education

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  • Created on: 30-05-17 16:51
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  • Social Policy in Education
    • Tripartite system (1944) -People took the 11+  -Those who passed when to grammar schools - The rest of kids when to Secondary modern or technical schools
      • Abolished in 1965 because it was seen to be breeding inequality,replaced by the comprehensive system but there are still 264 grammar schools in England
    • 1980s educational Reform act
      • Introduced more marketisation into education with OFSTED,league tables and GCSEs
    • New labour, focused on raising standards as well as creating equal opportunities
      • Introduced EMA, having to pay for Uni and EAZs
    • When schools are undersubscribed they have to take anyone, if they are oversubscribed they admit via the schools admissions code
      • This gives priority to those in care, those in the catchment area and those with siblings in the school
    • There is selection by ability, selection by faith and selection by aptitude
    • Schools use covert selection to put off working class kids
    • Con lib policies - Academies, Free schools, Progress 8, linear A levels, taking coursework out, pupil premium, E bacc
    • Formula funding goes hand in hand with Marketisation
    • An example of Privatisation is cola isation
    • Privatisation has come about more since 2010
    • Educational policy is meant to have equality of opportunity, access, outcome and participation
    • Independent Schools- Very expensive, supposedly better education, small class sizes, guarantee of a better job
      • Arguments for
        • If parents have money, they should spend it how they want
        • Smaller classes and personalized learning
        • Better chance of getting into OXBRIDGE
      • Arguments against
        • It gives an unfair advantage
        • Schools abuse charitable status
        • quality isn't better
        • Seen to be undermining meritocracy
  • Gerwitz and Parental choice -  Privileged skilled choosers, Disconnected local choosers, Semi-skilled choosers

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