Educational reform

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What is value added?
A process of measuring progress of pupils against expectations.
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What is Literacy and numeracy hour?
Compulsory time spent on literacy and numeracy within primary schools.
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What is education action zones?
The initiative designed to encourage links between schools and local businesses.
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What is higher education course fees?
Amount needed to pay for further education like university.
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What is after school breakfast clubs?
Supervised sessions for school children outside of the school day.
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What is reduction in class size?
Class size maximum of 30 students at primary school.
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what is aim higher?
Initiatives aimed at widening participant in UK higher education.
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What is Sure starts?
Programme and centres set up to ensure that young people have the best start in life.
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What is pupil premium?
A policy designed to provide extra money for each student that a school takes from a poor home.
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What are league tables?
the regular publication of exam results across different schools.
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What is Ofsted?
An inspecting body responsible for carrying out regular inspections of all schools.
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What is local management of schools?
The transferring of power from central government to local education authorities.
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What is formula funding?
A calculation used to determine how much money each school should receive. Funding is dependant of number of pupils on role.
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What is the national curriculum?
A compulsory study in schools like core curriculum.
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What are SAT's?
A series undertaken by students as part of the national curriculum.
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What is open enrolment?
The rights of parents to select the school of their choice for their children.
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