Social Policy And Education

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Butler Act/The Education Act 1944

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Set up 3 types of secondary schools and this was known as the tripartite system. There were grammar, technical and secondary modern schools.

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Academies

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Introduced to replace failing comprehensive schools and drive up standards. They raise money through sponsorship of businesses, charities, councils etc. Most of the funding is provided by the government. Plans to have 200+ academies by 2010.

1997 policy, New Labour

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Specialist schools

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New schools which reject the standard comprehensive school. To encourage diversity and choice, schools could apply to specialise in 2-10 areas of topics. They could select up to 10% of their students according to the specialism. By 2007, 75% of all schools were specialist.

New Labour, 1997

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EMA's
(Education Maintenance Allowance)

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Introduced in 2004 to provide financial support to children from low income bacgrounds stayin in education after 16. Participation in higher education between 1990-2004 nearly doubled as Labour tried to increase opportunities for people from all class backgrounds.

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EAZ's

(Education Action Zones)

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Extra resources went into EAZs, which were areas of high deprivation in an attempt to boost educational achievement

1997, New Labour

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Beacon Schools

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Set up by the government to disseminate advice to schools who would benefit from such advice. The role of Beacon schools is to share their own best practice with the aim that it will be of use to other colleagues, by working together with partner schools we should all be able to make progress.

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Class sizes in primary schools

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Reduced to 30 max in a class to ensure that students got a better education i.e more attention from the teachers. Improved standards within early education, lots of funding

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Education Reform Act

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1988, introduction of OFSTED, SATS, League tables, nation curriculum, city technical schools, management of own school budget (left in the council), opting out (schools maintained by grants)

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NVQs, GNVQs

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Vocational qualifications

GNVQs, produced young people who had more understanding of work and the economy

NVQs are qualifications (less valued)- in 2001, Labour rebranded them to GCSEs and A levels

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OFSTED

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Regular inspections to make sure that the schools are delivering education at a reasonable standard. Introduces competition between schools.

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League tables

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New Labour -

Wanted to measure performance of schools and provide information for parents

Ball 1994 says, the publication of league tables means that schools were keen to attract academically able pupils who would boost their results

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Faith schools

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Faith schools can be different kinds of schools, eg voluntary aided schools, free schools, academies etc, but are associated with a particular religion. They have to follow the national curriculum except for religious studies

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Comprehensivisation

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The nationalization of comprehensive type schools i.e. true comprehensives

1970s

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Vocational Education

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Work experience, NVQs, and applied GCEs - provide a more skilled workforce

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Literacy and Numeracy hours

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Compulsary 2 hours literacy and numeracy collectively a day

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Extended schools programme

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Launched in May 2006, almost £100 million of funding has been provided through the extended schools programme over the last nine years. The funding allows those schools serving the most disadvantaged areas to offer a wide range of services or activities outside of the normal school day to help meet the learning and development needs of pupils, their families and local communities.

E.g. breakfast club

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Youth Training Scheme

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New vocationalism!

Aimed to reduce crime by taking up the time of the young people BUT

FINN 1987 says that the real objectives of this were so that trainees could be used as cheap labour, small allowances paid to trainees, reduce unemployment stats

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Vocational A levels and GCSEs

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In 2001, Labour rebranded NVQs in an attempt to raise their status

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Curriculum 2000 (AS And A2)

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IN 2000, A levels were split to be taken an the end of 1 year each, in order to allow students to get feedback and retake if needs be

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Forster Education Act

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1870

It was founded on the need to improve the skills of the British workforce, maintaining competitiveness, and also preparing them for their new found voting rights.The 1870 Act created elected school boards, which required attendance and could fine parents for their child's absence, with some exemptions including distance from school.

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Sure start

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Interbention aimed children under four living in deprived areas, providing home visits to advise parents and play centres run by professionals

New Labour, 1997

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Teaching and Higher Education Act

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1998

student loans, study leave, assessment of teachers

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City Technology Colleges

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Part of the triparte system - a type of school where only 10% of students who failed the 11+ would get in. There were limited amounts of these schools. They taught manual skills.