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43 Cards in this Set
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Define a grammar school |
Academic. Top 20% of 11+ results go there mainly m/c |
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Define secondary modern |
Offered a non-academic practical curriculum. 75% of kids went there. Focused on delivering manual skills. Largely made of the w/c |
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Define technical school |
5% of kids went here. Intended for kids who had an interest in vocational and technical subjects. Mainly w/c boys |
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Tripartite system in contemporary society A03 |
163 grammar schools 5% of secondary pupils are in grammar schools. 100,000 kids sit 11+ each year. Grammar schools do better. But surrounding schools do worse |
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Strengths of tripartite system |
Universalistic standards parsons Promotes meritocracy Role allocation Davis and Moore Children can work at the pace right for them Secondary education is now free W/C opportunities |
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Weaknesses of the tripartite system |
Class differences Legitimates class inequality Ideological state apparatus Doesn’t encourage creativity and individualism SPF and labelling |
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Weaknesses of the tripartite system |
Class differences Legitimates class inequality Ideological state apparatus Doesn’t encourage creativity and individualism SPF and labelling |
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What are the two main aspects of comprehensive education |
Catchment area and setting and stteaming |
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Weaknesses of the tripartite system |
Class differences Legitimates class inequality Ideological state apparatus Doesn’t encourage creativity and individualism SPF and labelling |
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What are the two main aspects of comprehensive education |
Catchment area and setting and stteaming |
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Catchment areas |
Catchment areas designated area around a school. Students who live in it can attend the school. Certain people have priority: Siblings SEN Parent works in the school Pupil premium Looked after children |
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Weaknesses of the tripartite system |
Class differences Legitimates class inequality Ideological state apparatus Doesn’t encourage creativity and individualism SPF and labelling |
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What are the two main aspects of comprehensive education |
Catchment area and setting and stteaming |
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Catchment areas |
Catchment areas designated area around a school. Students who live in it can attend the school. Certain people have priority: Siblings SEN Parent works in the school Pupil premium Looked after children |
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Strengths of setting and streaming |
Work can be tailored Encourages competition Promotes meritocracy Different classes can sit different exams |
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Weaknesses of the tripartite system |
Class differences Legitimates class inequality Ideological state apparatus Doesn’t encourage creativity and individualism SPF and labelling |
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What are the two main aspects of comprehensive education |
Catchment area and setting and stteaming |
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Catchment areas |
Catchment areas designated area around a school. Students who live in it can attend the school. Certain people have priority: Siblings SEN Parent works in the school Pupil premium Looked after children |
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Strengths of setting and streaming |
Work can be tailored Encourages competition Promotes meritocracy Different classes can sit different exams |
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Setting and streaming weaknesses |
Ball- w/c more likely to be in bottom sets Increases polarisation |
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Analysis of comprehensive system |
Daily mail article/ leech and campos selection by mortgage, the richer u are u can move to a better area because of good schools 2014- PP becomes part of selection criteria |
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Analysis of comprehensive system |
Daily mail article/ leech and campos selection by mortgage, the richer u are u can move to a better area because of good schools 2014- PP becomes part of selection criteria |
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Eval of comprehensive system |
2014 admissions process changed PP got priority 2004 90% of failing schools were in deprived areas disadvantages working class children |
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What are all of the factors of marketisation? |
Sponsors League tables LEA Competition Formula funding Tuition fees Free schools OFSTED Open enrolment National curriculum |
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Why do NR favor marketisation study |
CHUBB AND MOE State schools in America are failing especially for disadvantaged students. Parentocracy will raise standards in two ways: Schools now have to compete for students as ‘clients’ Forces parents to engage with their child’s education |
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League tables A01 |
Welsh assembly publication of league tables and the average grade dropped by 2 grades at GCSE the. Replaced it with a traffic light system. 2022 Wales completed removed all league tables and traffic light system. Replaced with school improvement framework gives school tools that encourage self improvement reflection |
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OFSTED eval |
OFSTED reports and league tables may be in contrast this is bc OFSTED come for 1 or 2 days |
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Ofsted analysis |
In 2021 69% of outstanding schools got down grades bc some hadn’t been inspected for 10 years |
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Study parentocracy |
DAVID Describes this phase as a parentocracy schools are now accountable to the parents |
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Eval of marketisation |
BALL Myth of parentocracy He says NR ignore wider social structures eg wealth and ethnicity Contradiction they want choice and diversity but also a national curriculum Promotes ruling class ideology |
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Eval of BALL |
Both free schools and academies opt out of the national curriculum |
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Myth of parentocracy study |
GERWITZ Studies class differences in parental choice of secondary schools: There are privileged/ skills choosers: who are usually m/c and white w cultural capital Semi-skilled choosers: Choose based on reputation m/c Indian or Chinese Local disadvantaged choosers: Chooses the school closest to them |
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Define cream skimming |
Schools picking the ‘best’ students that will look the best in league tables |
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Define slit shifting |
Getting rid of low-attaining students |
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What is covert selection |
TOUGH AND BROOKS schools cherry pick students School literature difficulties to understand website and application w/c parents have restricted code School uniform is expensive problem for materially deprived Only advertise the school in certain areas Faith schools religious leaders act as references family backgrounds |
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Other forms of covert selection study |
GREEN et al Free schools were socially selecting pupils and Evel schools in the most deprived areas were failing to select underprivileged children |
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New labour policies |
EAZ education action zones National literacy challenge City academies EMA Sure start Specialist schools |
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Eval of new labour |
BENN NL policies are a contradiction. They try and help disadvantaged students with sure start and EMA but disadvantage the. With introduction of tuition fees |
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what was the aim of cons polices post 2010 |
competition, excellence, and innovation and to free schools from the 'dead hands of the state' privatisation Ball and Exley: not only wanted to increase parental choice and marketisation but also but help disadvantaged pupils in line with marketisation |
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coalition education policies |
academies 2017 68% of all schools were academies 2020 80% of schools are academies or free schools. they wanted this to make schools accountable for their actions |
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eval of academies |
BALL academisation = fragmentation = privatisation which means private companies are now more involved in schools increases inequality centralisation of control takes control away from LAs and gives control to gov HALL sees academies as an example of handing over the public services to 'private capitalists' disagree with the fact that privatisation and competition drives standards and think that its a myth used to legitimise inequality |
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eval of academies pt2 |
machin and Vermoit- academies were more advantaged than other schools and took less FSM pupils |
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eval of machin et al |
80% of schools are now free schools and academies 2014 the policy changed PP are higher up on admissions criteria |
