New right

Question 1

Marxists views on education?

Answer 1

• people are more naturally talented than others & education should be meritocratic
• education system should be markistised

Question 2

political ?
conservative?
neo-liberal?

Answer 2

• political: education should promote raditional values & be meritocratic
• conservative: commited to be traditional values
• neo-liberal: state should not involve itself in peoples lives (not responsable)

Question 3

New right/ conservative government (1979- 1997)

marketisation?

Answer 3

• run schools like a business, consumer choice
• compete with other schools
  = based on ability to raise pupils’ achievement levels
• respond to the needs of pupils,parents&employees

Question 4

New right / Conservative government (1979 - 1997)

new vocationalism 1980?

Answer 4

• curriculum more work based skills EG work-experience, BTECs & GNVQs

Question 5

New right / Conservative government (1979 - 1997)

Education Reform Act 1988? (6)

Answer 5

• national curriculum
• GCSEs including more coursework
• national testings (SATs)
• league tables
• parental choice
• new funding formula (per student)

Question 6

New right / Conservative government (1979 - 1997)

1988 section 28 ?

Answer 6

• banning school “promoton of homosexualoty” which was viewed as “ pretend family relationship”

Question 7

Coalition government (2010 - 2015)

introduction to free schools?

Answer 7

• run by parents, or intrested individuals
• don’t follow the national
• unqualified teachers

Question 8

Coalition government (2010 -2015)

- expansion of academies ?

Answer 8

• any school can convert into an academy
• enables governors & head teachers to run the school
• don’t have to follow the national curriculum

Question 9

Coalition government (2010 - 2015)

Answer 9

• pupil premium
• major curriculum reform 2015
• OFSTED grading
• aboliation Educational Maitanance Allowance
• tutition fees from £3000 to £9000

Question 10

New Right/ Conservative governement (2015 - ?)

Answer 10

• more free schools
• Aboliation of HE maintainance grants
• British Values promoted
• prevent duty
• April 2018 test all 4 year olds
• sept 2018 - 1 million less eliginle for FSM
• 2020: more grammar schools

Question 11

Chubb & Moe (1990)

marketisation?

Answer 11

• benefitial: competition improve standards and efficiancy

Question 12

Chubb & Moe (1990)

state education hasn’t helped poor and disadvantaged groups?

Answer 12

• doesn’t produce skills needed for economy
• private schools more effective - “paying costumer mentality”,
• parents complain: increase standards
• lower class get better results at private
• privitisation pf education: increase quality

Question 13

Chubb & Moe (1990)

methodologys & findings?

Answer 13

• surveys of parental attitudes
• 60,000 pupils from low income families in 1015 state & private schools & case studies of “failing£ schools
• low income pupils fo 5% better in private schools

Question 14

Chubb & Moe (1990)

solution?

Answer 14

• schools shouldn’t have government funding
• family given voucher to spend on education from a school of their choice
• schools respond more & better to what parents want