Education key terms

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  • Created on: 16-01-18 20:10
academies
schools outside of local authority control , funded by government free to attend
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anti-school subculture
groups of students whose values oppose that of the schools
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citizenship
curriculum area designed to give students a sense of britishness and belonging to a community
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comprehensive school
system designed to provide equal education for all, children attend local school regardless of ability
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cultural capital
knowledge of world that is acquired outside of school
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de-schooling
theory that school is not the best way to educate people for modern society
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formal curriculum
stated aims of school and government
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ethnocentric curriculum
curriculum which places the culture it is taught at the centre of things
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free schools
schools run by community, outside of local authority, free to attend
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hidden curriculum
things which are taught at school but not part of state aims e.g. obedience
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home education
being educated at home
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independent sector
private schools, funded by fees from parents, outside of government control
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inclusion and exclusion
including all students , equal opportunity vs pushing some students aside
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intelligence quotient
IQ- a measure of intelligence
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labelling
name given by teacher to students can influence how they treat them e.g. lazy
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marketisation of education
idea of schools being more like business and competing for students
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material deprivation
lack of resources leading to failure in education
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meritocracy
society where your position is earned rather than decided to birth
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mixed ability classes
pupils of all ability are taught together
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national curriculum
subjects and content that all state schools must study
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ousted
government agency which monitors standard of teaching and schools
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private school
common term for independent school
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selective schooling (tripartite system)
children suited for education which best suits their ability. 11 plus exam
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self-fulfilling prophecy
process by which people who are labelled begin to behave in the way that is expected of them
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setting and streaming
process of putting students into groups based on ability
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school league tables
published results of key examinations
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special schools
schools catering for pupils with SEN
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vocational education
education that is more practical usually work related
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Card 2

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groups of students whose values oppose that of the schools

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anti-school subculture

Card 3

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curriculum area designed to give students a sense of britishness and belonging to a community

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Card 4

Front

system designed to provide equal education for all, children attend local school regardless of ability

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Card 5

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knowledge of world that is acquired outside of school

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