Coalition Education Policies #Revision Notes
Neoliberal ideas were much stronger in the Coalition government’s education policies—in a context of public sector cuts, they focused mainly […]
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Education Policy
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Coalition Education Policy (2010-2015)
The coalition government continued the marketisation of education. They introduced Free schools, forced acadamisation, increased university tuition fees, but also the Pupil Premium.
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Education Policy Under New Labour
New Labour increased funding for education and expanded the number of standard assessments for pupils and targets for schools. They introduced academies, specialist schools, sure start, education action zones and the education maintenance allowance.
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The 1988 Education Reform Act
The New Right’s 1988 Education Act introduced marketisation to British schools, through league tables and open enrolment. This post explores some of the strengths and limitations of these policies.
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Are League Tables Good for Education?
The New Right introduced league tables into the UK education system in 1988, and today they are part of the
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Education Policies – A Summary
The main aims, policy details and evaluations of the main waves of UK education policy – including the 1944 Butler Education Act, the introduction of Comprehensives in 1965, the 1988 Education Act which introduced marketisation, New Labour’s 1997 focus on academies and the 2010 Coalition government’s Free Schools.
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Outline Three Ways in Which Schools Have Become Increasingly Privatised in Recent Years (6)
Privatisation involves the transfer of public assets to private companies This is an example of a possible 4 or 6 mark
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The Neoliberal Approach to Education Reform
Stephen Ball argues that there are four central mechanisms through which neoliberalism has transformed the British education system (these are
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The Prevent Agenda – Arguments For and Against
The Prevent Agenda is a recent social policy which requires schools (among other public bodies) to assist the government in
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Grammar Schools – Arguments For and Against
Grammar schools have been in the news this week – Theresa May’s plans to reintroduce grammar schools is actually one