The Evolution of UK Education Policies: 1944 to Post-Covid Era
43K views · Jun 6, 2024
Join us as we delve into the history of education policies in the UK, spanning from the introduction of the Tripartite System in 1944 to the Covid-19 lockdown policies of 2020-2022. Discover how each policy, from grammar schools to comprehensive schools,
Globalisation and Education
146K views · Jun 23, 2023
How has globalisation affected education in the U.K?
Taclott Parsons’ Perspective on Education
81K views · Jun 5, 2023
Summary of how modern education systems perform two main functions - role allocation and providing value consensus through meritocracy.
Postmodernism and Education
168K views · Jan 27, 2023
Is our education system becoming more postmodern? For a more in-depth dive please see this article: https://revisesociology.com/2019/09/25/postmodernism-and-education/
The marxist perspective on education
60K views · Dec 8, 2022
The Marxist Perspective on Education. covering the ISA, the correspondence principle and the reproduction and legitimation of class inequality.
The Functionalist Perspective on Education
41K views · Dec 8, 2022
Functionalists focus on the positive functions education performs for individuals and society. There are four positive functions - social solidarity, teaching the skills for work, acting as a bridge between home and school and role allocation.
1988 Education Act
46K views · Nov 30, 2022
The 1988 Education Act was introduced by the New Right Consverative Government. It introduced league tables, the National Curriculum, GCSeS, open enrolment and formula funding. The idea behind these policies was to create an education market (marketisatio