Revise Social Policy and Education
- Draw a timeline for the following - vocationalism, education reform act, butler act, comprehensives, curriculum 2000, academies, league tables
- On your timeline write a couple of sentences defining what each one is
- Now for each policy listed on your timeline write a paragraph saying which political party introduced it, what the motive was and give a little more detail about each one
- Define these key concepts in this unit; marketisation, vocational, academic, selection, specialisation.
- Now for each policy on your timeline draw a grid which shows
- Plan answers to the practice questions below
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Arguments for |
Arguments against |
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Practice Questions
1. Explain what is meant by 'vocational' studies. (2 marks)
2. Identify two policies that have 'aimed to introduce "market forces" into education'
(4 marks).
2. Assess the extent to which policies of encouraging competition between schools and increasing parental choice have improved the achievement of working-class pupils. (20 marks)
3. Assess the extent to which education social polices from 1988 to the present have improved standards in schools (20 marks)
For timed exam practice use the timer below
Allow yourself 45 minutes per essay
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