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6. Which government proposed Comprehensivisation?

  • The Conservative Party
  • Labour
  • Liberal Democrats

7. Which of these is not a problem with the comprehensive system?

  • The potential of a child was decided at age 11
  • Setting and streaming led to labelling and the failing of WC pupils and the lower classes
  • Teacher racism and labelling led to the failing of these pupils

8. Which of these was not introduced by the 1988 education act?

  • An increase in vocational education
  • School results tables becoming published
  • A national curriculum
  • The ability to opt out of LEA control

9. What is vocationalism?

  • Providing a different type of education for less academic students
  • Allowing students to drop out of school at 16
  • Throwing out bad students

10. Which of these is not a problem with vocationalism?

  • Everyone involved fails
  • Disruptive students are pushed towards it
  • Academic students are pushed away from vocationalism

11. What is the definition of Marketisation?

  • The introduction of grants given to schools that are failing.
  • Giving extra money to schools in order to drive up standards.
  • The process of introducing 'market forces' into areas run by the state.
  • Giving benefits to struggling pupils.

12. Which of these is not a problem with marketisation?

  • Schools cannot be controlled by the LEA
  • Schools can choose their pupils: the best schools choose middle class pupils, perpetuating divides in education
  • Problem schools fall by the wayside instead of getting help.