educational policies

Our government strategies for education introduced through legal changes and instructions to school

State spent no money on education, school only provided by private schools and churches

1988

conservative

1979 - 1997

- raised the school leaving age to 15 -Introduced national curriculum, so everyone could easily be compared -publication of league, tables and OFSTED, so schools can be ranked -Funding formula schools, get same amount of money for each student -The introduction of tuition fees, the charge of fees soft instructions e.g.

Critics say that marketisation increased in a quality. Ball 1994 noted that marketisation policies such as exams, league, tables and funding formula created inequality between schools., others like David 1993 argue that marketisation has created parentoracy meaning parents rule because of the increased competition and choice parents hold the power in the education system.

He says that David’s thoughts on parents choice is not true, and says that only ruled by some parents

1997-2010

Reduce inequality Raise standards as a response to competition due to globalisation Increased choice and diversity

Increased funding, Reduced class sizes and the introduction of literacy and number hours, Free nursery, replace 12 hours a week and advice, Introduction of tuition fees

Tuition fees put working in class off, going to university. again, created inequality as it stopped, working classroom and education, neither abolished, grammar, schools or removed, charitable tax status of private schools, so there was still in a quality so didn’t in reducing quality

Working class were given more opportunities., Raise standards and increase the funding of schools

2010-2015

reduce spending due to financial crisis wanted to excellent competition and innovation

cut funding (scrapped EMA -educational maintenance allowance), Sailing schools forced to be academia, Free schools, groups of parents given more freedom to set up schools, charities, public premium was introduced