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6. What isn't an advantage of comprehensive schools?

  • They are larger schools so more subjects and more facilities are avaliable
  • More academically able students are held back by the less able particulary in mixed ability groups
  • They cater for children of all abilities
  • Social barriers are broken down as children of all abilities and from different social classes attend the same school and mix

7. What is meant by the economic role?

  • choosing the most able people for the most important jobs
  • teaching acceptance of rules and authority
  • teaching skills for work
  • teaching norms and values

8. What is meant by social control?

  • teaching norms and values
  • teaching skills for work
  • teaching acceptance of rules and authority
  • choosing the most able people for the most important jobs

9. The 1870 Education Act tried to ensure

  • children went to grammar schools
  • all students had an equal chance to develop talents and abilites
  • that some basic education became avaliable to all children from the ages of 5 to 11
  • children's ability was tested