Educational Policy and Inequality

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A system that selects students for certain schools
Tripartite system
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1 Type of school that offers an academic curriculum
Grammar school
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1 Type of school that offers non-academic 'Practical' curriculm
Secondary Modern Schools
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1 Type of school that wasn't common in the 1980s
Technical Schools
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A system that aimed to overcome the division of classes within schools
Comprehensive School
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A theory that criticises the upper classes for the reason in this class divide in education
Marxist Perspective
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A theory that supports the fulfilling of essential functions
Functionalist perspective
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The term for the 'education market'
Marketisation
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The publication of league tables is a method of this policy; similar to Meritocracy
Parentocracy
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2 Sociologists that criticise parentocracy
Stephen Ball, Geoff Whitty
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These are two methods within the league tables
Cream-Skimming; Silt-Shifting
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A special method the government uses to promote schools
Funding Formula
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3 products of Gewirtz's study
Privileged-skilled choosers; Disconnected-local choosers; Semi-skilled choosers
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Melissa Benn's criticism towards the 'New Labour' approach to education
Tuition fees
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The product of outside funding
Academies
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The product of education run by parents, teachers and faith organisations
Free Schools
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The word used to describe the comprehensive system as being replaced by a diverse provision
Fragmentation
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The power belongs to the government
Centralisation of control
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A Coalition policy that aimed to support all children in years 1 and 2 and reception
Free school meals
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A Coalition policy that aimed to provide schools money for each pupil
Pupil Premium
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A criticism of the pupil premium
Ofsted
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A sociologist that found out the 'insider knowledge' within companies
Allyson Pollack
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An exam company that is owned by foreign investors-begins with an 'E'
Edexcel
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An exam company that is owned by foreign investors-begins with a 'P'
Pearson
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The promotion of logos and sponsorships within schools
Cola-isation
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UK families spend this much in Tesco supermarkets
£110,000
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The policy that focuses on genders
GIST
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The ethical word for policies during the 1960-70s
Assimilation
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The promotion of different minority ethnic groups in education
Multicultural education
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The targeting of minority ethnic groups
Social inclusion
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Card 2

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1 Type of school that offers an academic curriculum

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Grammar school

Card 3

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1 Type of school that offers non-academic 'Practical' curriculm

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

1 Type of school that wasn't common in the 1980s

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A system that aimed to overcome the division of classes within schools

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Preview of the front of card 5
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