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Education Policy

Education Policy. Tripartite Education system (1944) Comprehensive Education system (1965) Education Reform Act (1988) New Labour ( 1997). Lesson Objective. To evaluate educational policy introduced by the Labour Government from 1997. New Labour Reforms. New Labour 1997. Aims

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Education Policy

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  1. Education Policy • Tripartite Education system (1944) • Comprehensive Education system (1965) • Education Reform Act (1988) • New Labour (1997)

  2. Lesson Objective To evaluate educational policy introduced by the Labour Government from 1997. New Labour Reforms

  3. New Labour 1997 Aims • Education = economic success = skills focus • Literacy and numeracy are essential • Need to support some groups who are not succeeding (compensatory education)

  4. Are New Labour so new? ……not really, they kept much of the Conservative policy: • League tables • School inspections • Vocational education • Powers to take over failing schools • National Curriculum • Testing • LMS

  5. Stuff they got rid of… • The assisted places scheme – that helped middle class parents with private school fees • Grant Maintained Status ended – developing Specialist schools’/’Foundation schools’ instead

  6. Education Policy

  7. The New Policies • Reducing class sizes to under 30 • Literacy and numeracy hours in primary schools • After school homework clubs • Social exclusion units • Education Action Zones • University fees paid by students

  8. Reducing class sizes Details • Smaller class sizes in primary schools Why? • More one to one/personal contact • Greater individual guidance • Behaviour management

  9. Literacy/Numeracy Hours Details • Special timetable slots for reading and number skills Why? • Improve key skills • Needs of employers/economy • Enable students to access curriculum/opportunities

  10. After school homework clubs Details • Funding for schools to run extra classes after school • Compensatory education approach Why? • Compensate ‘deprived’ students • Equal opportunities for all

  11. Social Exclusion Units Details • Special support for deprived pupils Why? • Compensatory education – to enable equal opportunities/headstart

  12. Education Action Zones Details • Over 50 areas in UK – poor- received additional resources/funding Why? • Compensatory education for deprived • Overcome poverty/barriers to opportunity

  13. University Course Fees Details • Students have to contribute to university fees • Repay fees when earning over a certain sum Why? • Economic issues – reduce state spending • Why should average taxpayer fund middle class children to climb ladder?

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